Monument record MDO8301 - 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 33 feet in diameter with a mound 5 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. 'B' - SY 80628630. Bowl barrow, 10.5m diameter and 1.9m high is mutilated at the extreme edge of the south quadrant by a small slit trench.
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>
'B' - (43) SY 80628631. Bowl barrow, 33ft diameter and 5ft high. Grinsell No 5. <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 N.G.R.'s are as follows: 'B' - SY 80618631. Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <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 SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various.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.
- <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 SWX2301 Unpublished document: Mead, Richard.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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8061 8631 (17m by 12m) (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: 6 026 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NW 11B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455305
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Black Knoll Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winfrith Newburgh 43
Record last edited
Dec 16 2023 3:08PM
