Monument record MDO40133 - Bronze Age barrow, Knowlton, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A sub-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on a 1995 aerial photograph. The feature may represent a Bronze Age barrow. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Full Description

SU 0304 1089. Three Bronze Age round barrows are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and have been mapped by EH's Knowlton Circles Project. The barrows are defined by plough levelled sub-circular mounds: the largest, at SU 0302 1094, is 29.8m in diameter and appears to have traces of a ditch around its northern side; the next, at SU 0308 1088, is 25.6m in diameter; and the smallest, at SU 0304 1089, is 19.2m in diameter. These barrows are associated with the extensive cemetery known as the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. <1> A sub-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on a 1995 aerial photograph <2>. The feature measures around 21.8m in diameter and may represent a small Bronze Age barrow. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR SU 0310/10 (NMR 15314/21).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR 15314/019 (SU0310/008).
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409872.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0302 1092 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 199
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409872

Record last edited

Dec 15 2023 10:34AM

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