Monument record MDO45839 - Three pits, Knowlton, Woodlands

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Summary

Three pits of uncertain date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and have been mapped by English Heritage's Knowlton Circles Project. The pits are located between the inner and outer ditches of the Great Barrow at Knowlton and are probably Prehistoric or Roman in date.

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Type and Period (1)

PIT (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC? to 409 AD?)

Full Description

SU 0250 1028. Three pits of uncertain date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, and have been mapped by EH's Knowlton Circles Project. The pits are located between the inner and outer ditches of the Great Barrow (SU 01 SW 106) at Knowlton, and are probably Prehistoric or Roman in date. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO15702 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR15314/009 (SU0210/072).
<2> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF1339047.
<3>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409959. [Mapped feature: #635390 ]

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Event - Interpretation: Knowlton, Woodlands; aerial photograph interpretation 2000-01 (Knowlton Circles Project) (EDO6938)

Location

Grid reference	SU 0250 1028 (point)
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 218
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409959

Record last edited

Mar 7 2023 10:28AM