Monument record MDO7309 - Bowl barrow, East Creech, Church Knowle
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Summary
A small round mound is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of East Creech. It is probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Large Bowl barrow ditched, hollow in centre. <2>
SY 92948226. Church Knowle 6. Ditched bowl barrow listed. <3>
This barrow has a diameter of 12.0m and is 1.1m high with a hollow in the top which has a diameter of 4.3m and is 0.5m deep. A ditch 10.0m long, 2.0m wide and 0.3m deep occurs in the Western quadrant only.
The barrow is turf covered and there were no surface finds. Bowl Barrow. <4>
A small Bronze Age sherd, almost certainly from the rim of a collared urn, has been found by P.A. Brown close to the ditch of the barrow at SY 92948226. <5>
Ditched bowl barrow at SY 92948226 on Stonehill Down. Diameter 41 feet, height 5 feet. Dug into. <6>
SY 929822. Round barrow 300 yards south of East Creech Farm. Scheduled. <7>
A ditched round barrow with a diameter of 16.5 overall. The 1.3m high mound has a shallow central mutilation; the ditch is rather vague except in the w. quadrant where a short lenght is up to 0.3m deep.
Published 1:2500 survey revised. <9>
A small round mound is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of East Creech. It is probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow <10>. The mound was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1929.
- <2> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 101.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 17-JUL-52.
- <5> SDO66 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1967. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1966. 88. 114.
- <6> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 442.
- <7> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2.
- <8> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 220.
- <9> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F2 MJF 30-APR-86.
- <10> SDO13483 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2413-14.
- <11> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456888.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9294 8226 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SW |
| Civil Parish | Church Knowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO731: Round barrow 300yds (270m) S of East Creech Farm
- Scheduled Monument SM28314
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 006 037
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 3
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456888
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 37
Record last edited
Feb 24 2023 1:44PM