Monument record MDO37177 - Round barrow c290 m NNW of Ash Coppice, Piddlehinton

Plough-levelled round barrow visible as a diffuse circular soilmark on aerial photographs dated 2002. The site of this barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 21m across on aerial photographs with traces of an internal mound on lidar imagery. It was digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project, the possible site of a central pit is also visible, possibly the result of robbing.

Plough-levelled round barrow visible as a diffuse circular annular soilmark with a diameter of c16 m visible on aerial photographs dated 2002. No evidence for surviving earthworks or internal features is discernable.

The site of this barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 21m across on aerial photographs with traces of an internal mound on lidar imagery. It was digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project, the possible site of a central pit is also visible, possibly the result of robbing. <1-2>

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

<2> Royal Air Force, 20-OCT-1971, RAF/39/3812 V 230 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20974.

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Oct 17 2024 7:28PM