Monument record MDO7322 - Bowl barrow, one of the Creech Heath Group, Church Knowle
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Summary
A mound, 16m 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, 16m 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.
'D' SY 92598405 Spread bowl barrow. <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. 49. (D) 47 feet diameter by 3 feet high. <6>
SY 92488402. Church Knowle 5. Four bowl barrows listed, details as above. <5>
A string of four round barrows occupying a prominent position on a low ridge in heathland. 'D'. A spread round barrow up to 19.2m in diameter and 0.8m high. 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 SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).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 SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC.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 232.
- <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 SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin.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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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 9259 8405 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SW |
| Civil Parish | Church Knowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO572: Round barrows on Creech Heath
- Scheduled Monument SM28317
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 006 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 42d
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457029
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 49
Record last edited
Aug 15 2022 2:40PM