Monument record MDO6419 - Enclosure north east of Knowlton Circles, Woodlands

A sub-rectangular enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. Consists of a ditch in the shape of an irregular rectangle measuring roughly 22 metres by 30 metres. It appears to have entrances at the eastern corner and in the northern end. The form of this enclosure strongly suggests a Neolithic mortuary enclosure, although its location within the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group may indicate a later date. It has been mapped by English Heritage’s Knowlton Circles Project and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

SU 0297 1056. A sub-rectangular enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and has been mapped by EH's Knowlton Circles Project. The feature is defined by a single ditch 27.7m x 23.2m with gaps, possibly representing entrances, at the eastern corner and in the northern end. The construction of the enclosure's south-eastern end appears to respect the location of a small round barrow (SU 01 SW 192). The form of this enclosure strongly suggests a Neolithic mortuary enclosure, although its location within the Knowlton Circles Barrow Group may indicate a later date. The enclosure was formerly described as SU 01 SW 52, enclosure 23. <1, 2, 5> The enclosure is visible on a 1954 aerial photograph and again on a 2005 aerial photograph. <3 and 6> The enclosure measure around 30m long by 25m wide and may have an entrance at its northeastern corner. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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