Monument record MDO46302 - Round barrow, Knowlton, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs, and has been mapped by English Heritage's Knowlton Circles Project. It is defined by an incomplete circular ditch 22.3 metres in diameter. This barrow is associated with the extensive barrow cemetery known as the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group.

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Type and Period (1)

ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

SU 0287 1085. A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs, and has been mapped by English Heritage's Knowlton Circles Project. It is defined by an incomplete circular ditch 17.9m in diameter, and is associated with the extensive barrow cemetery known as the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group (SU 01 SW 52). <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO18729 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR SU 0310/10 (NMR 15314/21).
<2> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF1339047.
<3>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409871. [Mapped feature: #635937 ]

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

Location

Grid reference	SU 0287 1085 (point)
Map sheet	SU01SW
Civil Parish	Wimborne St Giles; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 198
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409871

Record last edited

May 31 2023 10:59AM