Monument record MDO40148 - Bronze Age barrow, Knowlton, Woodlands

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Summary

A sub-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on 1970s aerial photographs. 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 0316 1011. Three Bronze Age round barrows are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, and have been mapped by EH's Knowlton Circles Project. Each is defined by a single circular ditch, between 17m and 20m in diameter. The barrows are located 630m to the east of the Knowlton Great Barrow, and are associated with the extensive barrow cemetery known as the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. <1> A sub-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on 1970s aerial photographs <1>. The feature measures around 22.45m in diameter. A slight external ditch is visible and there may also be a slight hollow off centre towards its west side. The feature may represent a small Bronze Age barrow, part of the wider Knowlton Barrow Group. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-SEP-79. OS79121 V 324.
  • <2> Monograph: Stoertz, Cathy. 2005. Knowlton Circles Project, Dorset: report on the aerial photographic transcription and analysis.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409850.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0309 1018 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Woodlands; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 186
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409850

Record last edited

Dec 15 2023 2:42PM

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