Monument record MDO5948 - Bowl barrow, one of the Salisbury Plantation Group, Pentridge

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Summary

A bowl barrow, one of a dispersed group of bowl barrows in Salisbury Plantation. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 52 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 feet high, planted with conifers.

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Full Description

A bowl barrow, one of a dispersed group of 9 bowl barrows in Salisbury Plantation. It was described by RCHME as a mound 52 feet in diameter and 6 feet high. This barrow was originally described as part of SU 01 NW 57. <1-2>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 123 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 57 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(24) Bowl (02511620), an outlying member of the Salisbury Plantation group (Wimborne St. Giles (75–82)), has been planted with conifers. Diam. 52 ft., ht. 6 ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1314567 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 123. [Mapped feature: #343255 ]
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 57.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1314567.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0251 1620 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Pentridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 017 024
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 227
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 57
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1314567
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pentridge 24
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Salisbury Plantation Group

Record last edited

Jun 26 2024 12:10PM

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