Monument record MDO8300 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Knoll Group, Winfrith Newburgh
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as around 63 feet in diameter with a mound 8 feet high, and much disturbed. One of five small bowl barrows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A group of six heather- covered mounds, probably all bowl barrows, without berm or ditch, are situated on Blacknoll Hill. No surface finds were made. 'A' - SY 80608632. Mutilated bowl barrow, 17.5m diameter and 2.0m high surmounted by an OS triangulation station. A large trench has been cut in the north half of the mound, probably for military purposes.
There are numberous small pits on the top of the hill, some of which may have a military origin, anothers probably the result of gravel digging. <2>
Five much disturbed bowl barrows on Blacknoll. <3>
'A' - (42) SY 80608633. Bowl barrow, about 63ft diameter and 8ft high with trigonometrical station of top. Grinsell No 4. <4>
SY 866863. Five round barrows on Blacknoll Hill. <5>
The bowl barrows now gorse covered approximate to the descriptions and measurements of Authority <2> excepting the possible traces of ditches (see plan). Corrected NGRs are as follows: 'A'. - SY 80608632 Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
One of five small bowl barrows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <7> and lidar <8> and digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29/08/1952.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 147.
- <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. 461.
- <5> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 72.
- <6> SWX2301 Unpublished document: Mead, Richard. Field Investigators Comments RPM. F2 RPM 06/04/1981.
- <7> SDO13232 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1041-2.
- <8> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AO52/F66/4 and 5.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F66/4 and 5.
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455305.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8059 8632 (12m by 14m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NW |
| Civil Parish | Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 026 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NW 11 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455305
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Black Knoll Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winfrith Newburgh 42
Record last edited
Dec 16 2023 3:06PM
