Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

Nearest town:
Wilton (13km NNE)
OS reference:
SU041191
OS sheet:
184
Latitude:
50° 58' 14.58 N
Longitude:
1° 56' 29.76 W
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Images

Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

North western LB (section of Bank Barrow?)

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

Above us only sky. It’s more than enough.

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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

Looking from the north, highlighting some of the numerous slumbering monuments in the vicinity.

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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

This long barrow’s got vibe to spare. Assuming there are people around to care...

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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

The north-western site, adjoining the Cursus.

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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

You’ll remember me
When the west winds move
Upon the fields of......

Bugger. Wrong song.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

Looking north-west... a further long barrow (section of bank barrow?) lies within the trees beyond. The Dorset Cursus sweeps in from the left... luckily the ‘dog house’ was empty.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by GLADMAN

The poppies are in the fields....but don’t ask me what that means... towards the Bokerley Down Long Barrow from the southern of the pair to its north. Or perhaps the southern end of a bank barrow?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Pentridge 21 / IIa/b (Bank Barrow) by UncleRob

The impressive bulk seen from the Bokerley Dyke

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Articles

Pentridge 21 / IIa/b

formicaant
formicaant Jan 31, 2008

There are images of this included in the entry for the Dorset Cursus (north to Martin’s down) but I think it deserves an entry of its own. I can understand why its used as there is nothing to see of the cursus end, having been totally ploughed out.
I have asked the question before as to whether this is a bank barrow, although marked as two long barrows on O.S. maps. I thought the similarity between this and Long Bredy bank barrow could give it the classification of bank barrow.
Having done some further reading / internet searching it seems I am not alone in considering it so. R.C.H.M.E. do list it as separate barrows, it is listed as Pentridge 21 and 22 but do question the separateness of the two. They also include it as a bank barrow in their Monument Class Descriptions listing.
Grinsell denotes it as Pentridge IIa/b, possibly hedging his bets. R. Loveday in “Inscribed across the land” includes it in his list of bank barrows. He gives the dimensions as 149m. in length and 20m in width. He does say that it was lengthened, as were both Maiden Castle (twice) and Long Bredy.

Miscellaneous

Pentridge 21 / IIa/b
Bank Barrow
formicaant
formicaant Aug 8, 2008

This is taken from Dorset Brrows by L.V.Grinsell and describes these long barrows/ bank barrow.

“Width includes probable berm ploughed to edge. Height of mound rises from NW to SE where 5ft. This and the last (II a) may in fact be one long barrow, as probing by R.J.C.Atkinson has shown ditches to be continuous.”

Grinsell gives the following dimensions for both barrows : IIa – 300 feet long by 72 feet wide by 4 feet high.
IIb – 175 feet long by 70 feet wide by 5 feet high.

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