Monument record MDO2856 - Bowl barrow in Knighton Heath Wood, West Knighton

A mound interpreted as a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 19 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high, and covered in trees.

Bowl barrow (SY 74938842) in Knighton Heath Wood at head of gully just over 200ft above OD Diameter 19ft, height 3ft Tree-covered. (2, 3)

Bowl barrow of diameter 6.0m and height of 0.7m, in good condition.

Published Survey (1:2500) amended. (5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1929, Ordnance Survey Map 25, OS 25" 1957 (Map). SWX1185.

SY 74928842 Tumuli (NR)

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows (Monograph). SDO132.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 445 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘(23) Bowl (?) (SY 78 NW; 74938842) in Knighton Heath Wood at head of gully just over 200 ft. above O.E. Diam. 19 ft., ht. 3 ft. Tree-covered.’

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RCH01/093 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) A collection of archive relating to the Dorset inventory Volume Dorset II (South East). The archive consists of a wide range of material including original field notes, surveys, profiles, photographs and negatives, measured drawings, and publication proofs, and correspondence.

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 16-NOV-79 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454092 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 10 2022 12:43PM