Monument record MDO49549 - Prehistoric mounds, West Hill, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

Two small sub-circular mounds are visibleas low earthworks on lidar imagery on the southern side of West Hill, Piddletrenthide. They lie within the prehistoric field system described in MDO1940 and may be Bronze Age barrows predating, or be associated, with the field system. The features are 7m across and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

Three small sub-circular mounds are visible low earthworks on lidar imagery on the southern side of Church Hill. They all lie on the top of the ridge running towards Watcombve Plain and are potentially the sites of Bronze Age round barrows. They lie within a prehistoric field system, later cultivated in the medieval period, and may predate, or be associated, with the field system. The features are between 7m and 10 m across and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2021)


<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7090 0211 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 23 2025 5:05PM

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