Monument record MDO8316 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Knoll Group, Winfrith Newburgh

(1st Ed 1888) Two further barrows are shown at 'E' - SY 80648630 and 'F' - SY 80648628. <2>

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. 'F' - SY 80658628. A low circular platform, possibly a bowl barrow, approx 9.5m diameter, which merges into the general ground level on the west side but on the east has a height of 1.0m. There is a slight depression in the south quadrant.

There are numerous small pits on the top of the hill, some of which may have a military origin, anothers probably the result of gravel digging. <3>

Five much disturbed bowl barrows on Blacknoll. <4>

SY 866863. Five round barrows on Blacknoll Hill. <5>

The bowl barrows now gorse covered approximate to the descriptions and measurements of Authority (3) excepting the possible traces of ditches (see plan). Corrected N.G.R.'s are as follows: 'F' - SY 80628629. Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

(Centred SY 806863) Tumuli (NR) (four shown)

<2> Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum) (Map). SWX2545.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 29/08/1952 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 147 (Monograph). SDO132.

<5> Department of the Environment, 1977, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2 (Monograph). SWX2300.

<6> Mead, Richard, Field Investigators Comments RPM, F2 RPM 06/04/1981 (Unpublished document). SWX2301.

<7> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AO52/F66/4 and 5 (Index). SDO14738.

PANORAMIC VIEW OF BARROWS A,B,C,D,E FROM NORTH (DOR2/PT 3/459)

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS52/F66/4 and 5 (Index). SDO14738.

PANORAMIC VIEW OF BARROWS FROM THE NORTH

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455305 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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