Monument record MDO7323 - Mound on Smedmore Hill. Church Knowle
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Summary
Mound on south edge of settlement area on Smedmore Hill
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SY 93147957. A mound on the south edge of the settlement area on Smedmore Hill (see SY 97 NW 21), and possibly associated with it, is 22 feet long southwest-northeast by 18ft. wide by 1 foot high. It appears to consist of limestone rubble. <2>
SY 931796. Settlement on Smedmore Hill. Scheduled. The scheduled area also includes this mound which may be connected with the
Iron Age/Romano British settlement. <1> <3>
A turf covered mound 0.3m high and now 5m in diameter. The south side of the scheduled area has been fenced, and this crosses the mound, the SW end of which has now been curtailed by ploughing in the adjacent field. Surveyed at 1:2500 on OS plan. <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO17344 Index: Department of the Environment. Department of the Environment (Inspector of Ancient Monuments) Record Form. 20.1.69.
- <2> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 481.
- <3> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 76.
- <4> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 233.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 24-APR-86.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456572.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9314 7957 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NW |
| Civil Parish | Church Knowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 006 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 27
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456572
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 50
Record last edited
Oct 11 2023 7:21PM
