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Monument record MDO6440 - Round barrow, one of the Knowlton Barrow Group, Woodlands

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Summary

A ring-ditch visible as a crop mark, and interpreted as the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around forty feet in diameter.

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Type and Period (1)

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

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Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 116.

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Location

Grid reference	SU 0259 1015 (point)
Map sheet	SU01SW
Civil Parish	Woodlands; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument SM35209/04: Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 028 043
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 43

Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 7:58PM

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