Monument record MDO6435 - Round barrow, one of the Knowlton Barrow Group, Woodlands

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. It lies to the south of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The ring ditch is 21m across and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'Barrow, levelled by ploughing; diam. about 50ft.' (1)
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. It lies to the south of the southern henge of Knowlton Circles and is one of the extensive Knowlton Circles Barrow Group. The ring ditch is 21m across and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. (2)


National Record of the Historic Environment, 213018 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 116 (Monograph). SDO129.

<2> GetMapping, 2005, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO12563.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213018.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 116.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0240 0978 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Woodlands; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 028 038
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 2
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213018
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213018
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodlands 38

Record last edited

Dec 5 2023 11:56AM

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