Monument record MDO40011 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Knowlton, Woodlands

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Summary

A possible Bronze Age barrow is faintly visible as a ditched cropmark to the southwest of Knowlton on a 1989 vertical aerial photograph. It is one of two possible conjoined barrows.The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A possible Bronze Age barrow is faintly visible as a ditched cropmark to the southwest of Knowlton on a 1989 vertical aerial photograph (1).

The possible barrow is sub-oval in form, measuring 15.5m by 11.8m across and with a single 1m wide exterior ditch. The feature is set into the northeast side of a possible Bronze Age barrow (MDO40010) and may form a second conjoined barrow with this feature.

The possible barrow is located within a cropping field and may be vulnerable to ploughing.

The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-89, NMR 4554/22 (SU0110/003) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15650.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-89. NMR 4554/22 (SU0110/003).

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Location

Grid reference SU 0181 1024 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Woodlands; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: SU 01 SW 169

Record last edited

Feb 20 2018 11:32AM

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