Monument record MDO48705 - Bronze Age round barrow, Little Piddle Down, Piddlehinton

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Summary

The potential site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery towards the eastern end of Little Piddle Down. The barrow mound is 17m across and traces of an external ring ditch are visible around its southwest side. The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.

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Full Description

The potential site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery towards the eastern end of Little Piddle Down <1-3>. The barrow mound is 17m across and traces of an external ring ditch are visible around its southwest side. The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project.


<1> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

<2> Google Earth, 2009, Google Earth 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15393.

<3> Royal Air Force, 20-OCT-1971, RAF/39/3812 V 272 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20946.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 15-DEC-2023. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2009. Google Earth 2009.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-OCT-1971. RAF/39/3812 V 272.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7017 9580 (point)
Map sheet SY79NW
Civil Parish Piddlehinton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 7:01PM

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