Monument record MDO7321 - Bowl barrow, one of the Creech Heath Group, Church Knowle
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Summary
A mound, 17m across, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. It is one of a linear cemetery of four Bronze Age barrows forming the Creech Heath Group.
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Full Description
A mound, 17m across, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <3>. It is one of a linear cemetery of four Bronze Age barrows forming the Creech Heath Group. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
'C' SY 92528402. Large Bowl barrow with slight ditch. <4>
SY 92488402. Church Knowle 3. Four bowl barrows listed, details as above. <5>
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. 48.(C). 56 feet diameter by 9 feet high with ditch about 7 feet wide. <6>
A string of four round barrows occupying a prominent position on a low ridge in heathland. 'C'. This ditched round barrow is situated on the edge of the ridge top so part of its mound and ditch lie on a south-facing slope. It measures from 22.0 to 23.0m overall and the mound is up to 2.6m high. The ditch at its deepest is 0.7m but it gradually fades to 0.2m on the downhill side. (c/f SY 98 SW 1. 'b'). Published 1:2500 survey revised. <8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1925.
- <2> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SDO13469 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4411-2.
- <4> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 25-OCT-51.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 101.
- <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.
- <7> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 231.
- <8> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F2 MJF 02-MAY-86.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457029.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9253 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: 6 006 048
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 42c
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457029
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 48
Record last edited
Aug 15 2022 2:38PM
