Monument record MDO7324 - Mound on Knowle Hill, Church Knowle
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Summary
Possible site of a medieval or post medieval pillow mound on Knowle Hill. The earthworks are visible on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(SY 93548222) Long Barrow ? <1>
Surveyed at SY 93548225 this elongated mound has its long axis NE-SW in which direction it measures 21.0m. It is 9.0m across the North Eastern half and 7.0m across the South Western half. The North Eastern half has a uniform height of 1.0m and the South Western half a height of 0.7m. A straight ditch touches and passes the base of the mound on the South side - probably an old agricultural ditch. The mound is turf covered and there were no surface finds. A very doubtful long barrow. <2>
SY 93578225. Church Knowle I. Doubtful long barrow, found by Stuart Piggot in 1940. <3>
A mound at SY 93538224, on the crest of Knowle Hill, is 60 feet long, aligned west to east. It is 30 feet wide by 2 feet high, and is blunt ended. No ditch is visible. The mound is possibly associated with the adjacent Iron Age 'A' settlement (SY 98 SW 13). <4>
SY 935824. Cross ridge dykes, mound and settlement on Knowle Hill, Scheduled. Protected by preservation order. <5>
Church Knowle I, listed (with reference to RCHM - Authy 4) as perhaps not a long barrow but part of Iron Age settlement. <6>
This turf-covered earthern mound, which at some time has been disturbed and mutilated, is as described by J Rigg except that the vague ditch, of uncertain date is to the north not south. The mound appears to have originally been rectangular in shape and the observation that it is blunt ended suggests that it could be a pillow mound; certainly the proportionsand form share striking similarities with some of the pilow mounds located on the south-west slopes of the hill (SY 98 SW 8). Published 1/2500 survey revised. <8>
Possible site of a medieval or post medieval pillow mound on Knowle Hill. The earthworks are visible on aerial photographs <10> and were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX8351 Map: Calkin, J B. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6. 1949.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 17-JUL-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 78.
- <4> 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. 481.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 76.
- <6> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 30.
- <7> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107.
- <8> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. MJF 30-APR-1986.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO13513 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2005. NMR SY 9382/2-3 (NMR 24140/02-3).
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456927.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9353 8224 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SW |
| Civil Parish | Church Knowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO708: Cross-ridge dykes, mound and settlement on Knowle Hill
- Scheduled Monument SM28326
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 006 051
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456927
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Church Knowle 51
Record last edited
Oct 24 2023 10:57AM