Monument record MDO40223 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Knowlton, Woodlands

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Summary

A semi-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on a 1954 aerial photograph. The feature may represent a partial ring ditch associated with a Bronze Age barrow. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Full Description

A semi-circular cropmark at Knowlton is visible on a 1954 aerial photograph (1).

The feature measures around 8m across and may represent part of a ring ditch associated with a small barrow, probably of Bronze Age origin but a later date is possible.

The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.


National Record of the Historic Environment, 1409863 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

John Boyden, 02-JUL-1976, JRB 3097/006 (SU0210/39) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15710.

National Monuments Record, 13-JUL-1995, NMR SU 0310/10 (NMR 15314/21) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18729.

Stoertz, Cathy, 2005, Knowlton Circles Project, Dorset: report on the aerial photographic transcription and analysis (Monograph). SDO19585.

National Monuments Record, 22-APR-1954, NMR SU 0210/35 (CUCAP NN 6) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18738.

<1> Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 22-APR-54, CAP 8152/005 (SU0210/034) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15754.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1409863.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 02-JUL-1976. JRB 3097/006 (SU0210/39).
  • --- Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR SU 0310/10 (NMR 15314/21).
  • --- Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 22-APR-1954. NMR SU 0210/35 (CUCAP NN 6).
  • --- Monograph: Stoertz, Cathy. 2005. Knowlton Circles Project, Dorset: report on the aerial photographic transcription and analysis.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 22-APR-54. CAP 8152/005 (SU0210/034).

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Location

Grid reference SU 0293 1067 (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 Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 190
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409863

Record last edited

Dec 15 2023 1:33PM

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