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Submitted by JimChampion on Friday, 01 April 2005  Page Views: 5655

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pentridge 3 Alternative Name: Woodyates
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Long Barrow
 Nearest Village: Pentridge
Map Ref: SU039195
Latitude: 50.974900N  Longitude: 1.945825W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4

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Pentridge 3
Pentridge 3 submitted by JimChampion : The ploughed-down "Pentridge 3" long barrow, unusually well indicated by shadows from the very low winter sun. The much-reduced mound is in the field in the foreground. In the distance is the Pentridge 2 long barrow (tree-covered) and the Pentridge 1 long barrow (pointing down the hillslope, its right-hand side illuminated). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Dorset

Little remains of this neolithic barrow, originally 30m long, as a result of ploughing. It is aligned NW-SE, with its larger end directed towards the (no longer visible) earthworks of the north-eastern terminal of the Dorset Cursus, a feature it shares with several other long barrows in this area. It stands in the same arable field as the cursus terminal and the Pentridge 2 barrows, with the Bokerley Dyke to the north, and is surrounded by public rights of way.
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Pentridge 3
Pentridge 3 submitted by JimChampion : The ploughed-down "Pentridge 3" long barrow, unusually well indicated by shadows from the very low winter sun. The much-reduced mound is in the field, between the pile on the left and the horse on the right. In the distance is the Pentridge 2 long barrow (tree-covered) and the Pentridge 1 long barrow (pointing down the hillslope, its right-hand side illuminated). The tree-covered hill on the right... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pentridge 3
Pentridge 3 submitted by JimChampion : April 2005. This long barrow, aligned on the NE terminal of the Dorset Cursus, has been almost ploughed out of existence. It is just visible as a very low mound occupying the centre of the photograph between the two pairs of tractor ruts. The bank on the left of the photo is the Romano-British Bokerley Dyke, which currently defines the Hampshire/Dorset boundary. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SU0419 : Bokerley Dyke, Martin Down by Jim Champion
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SU0419 : Martin Down, rifle range by Mike Faherty
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SU0419 : Rifle range butt, Martin Down by Jim Champion
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SU0419 : Mound previously part of WW1 rifle range by Simon Barnes
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Re: Pentridge 3 by Zooks777 on Saturday, 21 August 2021
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