Monument record MDO6427 - Bronze Age round barrow, Knowlton Barrow Group, Woodlands
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 60 feet in diameter, the mound levelled by ploughing. Aerial photographs taken in 2005 show a ring ditch approximately 29 metres in diameter. The site of the round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with inner mound on aerial photographs . 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 21m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Full Description
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with inner mound on aerial photographs (3-4). 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 21m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO12570 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213018.
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 116.
- <3> SDO15725 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4554/37-44 (SU 0209/18-23).
- <4> SDO15726 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4492/02 (NMR SU 0209/13).
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 0212 0955 (26m by 25m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213018
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Knowlton Circles Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 31
Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 11:58AM
