Monument record MDO6429 - 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 70 feet in diameter, the mound levelled by ploughing. The site of the round barrow is visible as a cropmark double-concentric ring ditch with internal mound on aerial photographs . It lies to the southwest of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The outer ring ditch is 27m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 70 feet in diameter, the mound levelled by ploughing (1). The site of the round barrow is visible as a cropmark double-concentric ring ditch with internal mound on aerial photographs (2-3). It lies to the southwest of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The outer ring ditch is 27m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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.
- <2> SDO15724 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 02-JUL-1976. JRB 3097/3 (NMR 0209/8).
- <3> SDO15725 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4554/37-44 (SU 0209/18-23).
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0220 0961 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NW |
| Civil Parish | Woodlands; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 028 033
- 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 33
Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 11:58AM