Monument record MDO7848 - Bowl barrow on Old Knowle, Moreton
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Summary
A bowl barrow, one of three barrows on a prominent natural knoll. In 1970 this monument was recorded as around 13 feet in diameter with a mound 2 feet high.
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Full Description
Three round barrows, damaged by tree-felling, are situated on Old Knowle: … `C' Ditched bowl (?) (79938776) 35 yds S of (B). Diam 13 ft ht 2 ft.
`C' SY 79938776. Bowl barrow with a faint ditch 1.3m wide and 0.3m deep extending for 11.0m on the north side. Diameter of mound 6.5m and height 0.8m. Condition fair. Published Surveys (1:2500) revised on MSD. <4>
The Bronze Age barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and lidar imagery <6-7>. The barrow is sub-circular and surrounded by a narrow ditch. It measures 7 m in diameter. The barrow forms a group with two others (see linked records). This site was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
A bell barrow and two bowl barrows situated on a natural hill known as Old Knowle. The bell barrow is situated on the western side of the group. It has a central mound composed of sand, earth and turf, with maximum dimensions of 25 metres in diameter and approximately 3 metres in height. The mound has a hollow 6 metres by 7 metres on the top, which may indicate antiquarian excavation. The mound is surrounded by a berm and a ditch from which material was quarried for the construction of the mound. The ditch is visible as a depression 7 metres wide, although it is partly overlain by a later bank which may represent a tree clump enclosure. The two bowl barrows are situated to the east of the bell barrow and are aligned north west by south east. The north western bowl barrow has a mound with maximum dimensions of 16 metres in diameter and approximately 2 metres in height. This is surrounded by a quarry ditch 2 metres wide and approximatey 0.35 metres deep. The south eastern bowl barrow has a mound 8 metres in diameter and approximately 0.8 metres high. This is known to be surrounded by a quarry ditch visible in the 1960s. The ditch has since become infilled but will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. <8>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 164.
- <3> 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. 446.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 1979-12-04.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <7> SDO13842 Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 27-AUG-1998. NMR SY 7987/2-3 NMR 18142/13-14.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453891.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7993 8776 (17m by 10m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NE |
| Civil Parish | Moreton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 017 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NE 10 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453891
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Moreton 30
Record last edited
Aug 24 2023 1:32PM
