Knowle Hill (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Knowle Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The middle barrow from the north west.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/11/2007.

formicaant Nov 26, 2007

Image of Knowle Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The largest and most easterly of the three barrows.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/11/2007.

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Image of Knowle Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The western barrow and adjacent cross dyke.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/11/2007.

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Image of Knowle Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The western barrow from the east.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 26/11/2007.

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Articles

Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Nov 26, 2007

These three barrows are in the middle of Knowle hill, there is a fourth further east which I didn’t get to as the weather closed in. The biggest and most southerly is covered in gorse and has traces of a ditch around most of its circumference, the footpath is where it fades out. To the north west of it is a low bowl type also with a ditch and traces of an excavation on its crown.
The western barrow is also a low bowl shape on the ridge of the hill and has a cross dyke running next to it. The cross dyke cuts through the ditch of the barrow so must be later. These boundary ditches cross many hills like this locally, indeed the same hill has another set to the west, dating these ditches is difficult as not many have been properly investigated.

Knowle Hill

Round Barrow(s)

Kammer Apr 11, 2004

There are two bowl barrows at the eastern end of Knowle Hill, at least one of which is prominent. Both barrows were excavated by J H Austen in 1861.

In the eastern barrow (SY94568232) Austen found, a “cremation burial within a cist in association with burnt material and a perforated whetstone” in the barrow. The finds from this excavation are stored at the Dorset County Museum, but I’m guessing not necessarily on display.

The barrow to the west (SY94578236) has a causeway breaking the outer ditch in the north eastern section. As well as Austen’s excavation, this barrow was also excavated by W H Frend (1934-5), and a two phase construction was revealed. A cremation burial was discovered and a “small two-riveted bronze dagger”. In the ditch, two inhumation burials of a later date were found as well as some Romano-British
pottery shards and a fragment of a shale armlet.

My sources for the above are Magic and the Ordnance Survey.

Sites within 20km of Knowle Hill

Corfe Castle

Sacred Hill • 1.4km ENE

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East Hill Barrow (Corfe Castle)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.88km ENE

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Corfe Common field system

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.91km ESE

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Corfe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 1.98km ESE

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Three Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.19km NW

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Stone Hill Down

Long Barrow • 2.2km WSW

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Creech Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.3km W

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Creech Heath Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.62km WNW

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Hyde Hill Barrows (Purbeck)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.66km WNW

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Icen Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.78km WNW

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The Harpstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.91km SW

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Stoborough Heath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.32km WNW

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Drinking Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.89km W

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Three Lords Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.9km WNW

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Swyre Head

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km SSW

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King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.21km WNW

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Worth Matravers

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km ESE

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Warehan Logboat

4.46km WNW

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Row Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.86km E

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Rempstone Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.99km E

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Nine Barrows Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.05km E

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Nine Barrows Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.05km E

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Bestwall Quarry

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.6km NW

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West Godlingston Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.12km ENE

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Godlingston Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km E

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Arne Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.33km NNE

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Povington Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.44km WSW

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Worgret Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.57km WNW

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Worgret Heath Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.64km WNW

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Povington Heath twin-barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.69km W

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Giant's Grave and Giant's Trencher

Round Barrow(s) • 6.8km E

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Thorn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.81km WSW

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Poole Iron Age Port

6.9km ENE

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Thorny Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.91km E

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Godlingston Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.03km E

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Five Barrow Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.08km W

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The Seven Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.19km NW

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Fishing Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.28km E

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The Puckstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.62km ENE

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Ulwell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.74km E

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The Agglestone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.79km ENE

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Ferny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.9km WSW

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Water Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8km WSW

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Flower’s Barrow

Hillfort • 8.17km WSW

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Baylea Farm Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.38km W

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Coombe Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.6km W

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Studland Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.61km ENE

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Brownsea Island

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.4km NE

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Ballard Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.5km E

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The King Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.07km E

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Woodman’s Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 10.25km W

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Bindon Hill

Hillfort • 11.14km WSW

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Woolsbarrow

Hillfort • 11.48km NW

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Bulbury Camp

Hillfort • 12.01km NNW

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Warren Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 12.5km WNW

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Hambury Tout

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km WSW

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Cold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.35km NW

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Yon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.38km WNW

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2
Heather Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km W

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2
Branksome Library Stone

Standing Stones • 14.4km NE

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Bush Barrow (Lulworth)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.46km WSW

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2
Blacknoll Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.54km W

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2
Turner’s Puddle Heath

Round Barrow(s) • 14.6km WNW

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End Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.62km WNW

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The White Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.74km NNW

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Round Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.82km WSW

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Drove Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.88km W

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Whitcombe Vale

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km W

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Wardstone Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.16km WSW

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Chaldon Herring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.21km W

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Broomhill and Bere Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.23km WNW

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Woodbury Hill

Hillfort • 15.24km WNW

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Dead Woman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.41km WNW

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Windmill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.45km NNW

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Canford Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.45km NE

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Old Knowle

Round Barrow(s) • 15.56km W

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Five Marys

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.57km W

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Bloxworth Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km NW

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Throop Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 15.66km WNW

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Black Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.9km WNW

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Henbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.9km N

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West Cliff Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.01km ENE

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Tadnoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km W

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Chaldon Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.18km WSW

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Bolton’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km NW

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Rawles Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.44km WNW

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Stand Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.54km WNW

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Lord’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.73km W

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Muddox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km WNW

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Tinker’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.45km W

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Double Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.64km WNW

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Hawke Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.73km WNW

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Owermoigne Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.02km W

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Pallington Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.21km W

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Tolpuddle Ball

Round Barrow(s) • 18.44km WNW

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Moigns Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.6km W

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Bere Down

Long Barrow • 18.85km WNW

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Roke Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.88km WNW

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Shapwick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.32km NNW

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South Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.49km W

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Weatherby Castle

Hillfort • 19.62km WNW

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Cowleaze Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.63km WNW

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Spetisbury Rings

Hillfort • 19.91km NNW

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Poxwell

Cairn circle • 19.97km W

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