Monument record MDO30687 - Bowl barrow on Hardown Hill, Whitchurch Canonicorum
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<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1932, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1931, 247-250 (Serial). SDO35.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 265 (Monograph). SDO97.
'(19) BARROWS, on Hardown Hill ¾ m. S.E. of the church, are nine in number:— ... (g) 12 yards to the S.E. is 22½ ft. in diam. and 2 ft. high … In 1916 one of these barrows was excavated and found to contain a pagan Saxon burial. The objects found included an umbo, axe-heads, spear-heads and a hammer-headed brooch, all now on loan to the Dorset County Museum. (Proc. Dorset Nat. Hist. and Arch. Soc., LIII, 247–250.)'
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO35 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1932. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1931. 53. 247-250.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 265.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 4057 9445 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SW |
| Civil Parish | Whitchurch Canonicorum; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 127 019 G
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SW 1
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Whitchurch Canoncorum 19g
Record last edited
May 29 2014 12:09PM
