Monument record MDO6431 - Bronze Age round barrow, Knowlton Barrow Group, Woodlands

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 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 ring ditch is 27m 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 on aerial photographs (2-4). It lies to the southwest of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The ring ditch is 27m across, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The eastern edge is not visible being cut by the B3078.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213018.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 116.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4554/37-44 (SU 0209/18-23).

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Location

Grid reference SU 0225 0968 (point) (3 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: 3 028 035
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 2
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213018
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 35

Record last edited

Dec 5 2023 11:57AM

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