Monument record MDO2855 - Bowl barrow, West Knighton

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow said originally to have been around 70 feet in diameter. Much disturbed by antiquarian investigation around 1890 when what is thought to have been a cremation in a bucket urn was found beneath a cairn.

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Bowl barrow (SY 73788924). Virtually destroyed 1890, when diameter 70ft. Contained probable primary cremation in bucket urn beneath cairn.<1> <2> No visible remains. <4> Probable primary cremation in Late Bronze Age bucket urn with four lugs. Beneath cairn. <5> A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <7>. May be associated with another barrow (MDO20799) situated directly to the west of it.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • --- Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37.
  • <2> Article in serial: Hawkes, C F C. 1933. Barrows. Antiquaries Journal 13. 445.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 139.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 445.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 29-NOV-79.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491 3006-8.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454034.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7377 8924 (29m by 31m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Knighton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 124 022
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454034
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 30
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Knighton 22

Record last edited

Sep 4 2023 6:39PM

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