Monument record MDO7320 - Bowl barrow, one of the Creech Heath Group, Church Knowle
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Summary
A small mound, 9m across, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. It is one of a linear cemetery of four barrows forming the Creech Heath Group.
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Full Description
A small mound, 9m across, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <2>. It is one of a linear cemetery of four barrows forming the Creech Heath Group. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
'B' SY 92508402. Bowl barrow.<3>
SY 92508402. Church Knowle 3. Four bowl barrows listed, details as above. <4>
The Creech Heath group of four bowl barrows lies in a west-east line above a south slope. One of these may have been the barrow on the Heath opened in the 19th century (see SY 98 SW 47) No.47. (B) 40 feet diameter by 3 1/2 feet high. Top dug into. <5>
A string of four round barrows occupying a prominent position on a low ridge in heathland. 'B'. This round barrow is also covered by mature gorse bushes; a large pit or shaft has been dug beside the west edge. It measures about 11.0m in diameter and is approximately 1.1m high. <7>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1925.
- <2> SDO13469 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4411-2.
- <3> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 25-OCT-51.
- <3.1> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 101.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 230.
- <7> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F2 MJF 02-MAY-86.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457029.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9251 8402 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SW |
| Civil Parish | Church Knowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 006 047
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 42b
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 42b
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 47
Record last edited
Aug 15 2022 2:37PM