Monument record MDO45737 - Bronze Age round barrow, Knowlton Barrow Group, Woodlands
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Summary
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with inner mound on aerial photographs (1-2). It lies to the SW of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The outer ring ditch is 24m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SU 0215 0958. A Bronze Age round barrow within the southern part of the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and has been mapped by EH's Knowlton Circles Project. The barrow is defined by a single circular ditch 24m in diameter. <1-3>
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with inner mound on aerial photographs <4-5>. It lies to the SW of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The outer ring ditch is 24m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO19487 Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 02/07/76. NMR SU 0209/8/3 (JRB 3097/3.
- <2> SDO19488 Aerial Photograph: 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0209/28-9 (NMR 4554/49-50).
- <3> SDO19489 Aerial Photograph: 05-SEP-1995. NMR SU 0209/36 (15404/32).
- <4> SDO15726 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4492/02 (NMR SU 0209/13).
- <5> SDO12570 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF1339047.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409657.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0215 0958 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NW |
| Civil Parish | Woodlands; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 028 031
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 82
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409657
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Knowlton Circles Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 31
Record last edited
Mar 27 2023 2:43PM
