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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pentridge 1 - Long Barrow in England in Dorset

Submitted by JimChampion on Friday, 01 April 2005  Page Views: 5960

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pentridge 1
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Long Barrow
 Nearest Village: Pentridge
Map Ref: SU04151877
Latitude: 50.968334N  Longitude: 1.942273W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
5

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Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : The Pentridge 1 long barrow viewed from the bridleway to the north-west. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Dorset

This long barrow is located on the slope of a spur of Pentridge Hill (called Bokerley Down on the OS map) that extends northwards towards Martin Down. At just over 100m in length it is the second longest long barrow in the Cranborne Chase group, exceeded only by the Pimperne long barrow. This barrow is unusual in that it cuts across the contours of the slope (pointing downhill) rather than following the contours like the other long barrows in the area. A possible explanation for this anomaly is that it aligns the barrow with the (no longer visible) earthworks of the north-eastern terminal of the Dorset Cursus.

The barrow currently finds itself divided along its long axis by a fence, with its eastern flank in an "access land" field. It is in fairly good condition, grazed by sheep, with trees on its broader southern end. A bridleway from Pentridge village to Martin Down national nature reserve passes to the north of the barrow.
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Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : The Pentridge 1 long barrow, viewed from the bridleway to the north-west. The west flank of the barrow mound is illuminated by low winter sunshine, with the east flank in shadow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : A curious cow gets in the way... the long barrow is in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : The Pentridge 1 long barrow viewed end-on from the north. The fence-posts in the foreground run along the bridleway. The barrow is unusual in that its axis is at right angles to the local contours. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : April 2005. Looking SE at the Pentridge 1 long barrow from the nearby bridleway. The barrow is on a field boundary and has a fence running down its steeply sloping spine. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : April 2005. An end-on view of the Pentridge 1 barrrow, unusually oriented uphill (rather than along the contours). Its narrow end points towards the NE terminal of the Dorset Cursus.

Pentridge 1
Pentridge 1 submitted by JimChampion : March 2005. Looking south at the long barrow from the bridleway on a rather misty day.

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 303m N 352° Pentridge 2* Long Barrow (SU04111907)
 455m NNW 341° Pentridge Cursus Cursus (SU040192)
 688m WNW 290° Bokerley Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (SU035190)
 771m NNW 341° Pentridge 3* Long Barrow (SU039195)
 1.2km N 7° Martin Down Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU043200)
 1.4km ESE 118° Blagdon Hill tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU054181)
 1.7km ESE 117° Grim's Ditch (Hampshire) Misc. Earthwork (SU05651802)
 1.7km S 189° Penbury Knoll* Hillfort (SU039171)
 1.8km NNW 338° Vernditch Chase (South)* Long Barrow (SU035204)
 2.3km ESE 107° Tidpit Common Down Long Barrow (SU064181)
 2.5km NNW 342° Vernditch Chase (North)* Long Barrow (SU03402113)
 2.5km SW 221° Pentridge 4* Long Barrow (SU025169)
 2.7km WSW 238° Oakley Down Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU01821731)
 2.9km NE 51° Longbarrow House* Long Barrow (SU064206)
 3.1km WNW 291° Bokerley Dyke Misc. Earthwork (SU01241990)
 3.3km WSW 243° Wor Barrow* Long Barrow (SU01241729)
 3.7km SW 221° Dorset Cursus* Cursus (SU01751600)
 3.7km SW 228° Bottlebush Down barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU01381625)
 4.1km SW 220° Gussage St Michael Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
 4.1km SW 220° Pentridge Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
 4.4km NNW 331° Marleycombe Hill, earthworks* Misc. Earthwork (SU020226)
 4.4km ESE 105° Soldiers Ring (Dorset)* Misc. Earthwork (SU084176)
 4.6km W 279° Mistlebury* Hillfort (ST99581948)
 4.6km E 86° Knoll Down tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU088191)
 4.8km SW 222° Wyke Down barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SU009152)
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Re: Pentridge 1 by Zooks777 on Saturday, 21 August 2021
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As described above, on Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA) - spear shaped with the blunt end facing SSE, and uphill
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