Monument record MDO3798 - Round barrow, Farnham

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Summary

A round barrow located southeast of the former Pitt Rivers Museum at Farnham. Grinsell first recorded the site prior to 1939, stating in 1959 that it was formerly large but had since been almost levelled. The Ordnance Survey appear to have first noted it in 1950. In 1954, field investigation reported no trace of a barrow at the recorded location.

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Type and Period (1)

ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

BARROWS (2) 'A'[ST 9585 1432] 'B' [ST 95901449]. <1>

B - ST9590 1449 - No trace of a barrow. The area is under the plough. <3>

<1> Crawford, O G S, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: O G S Crawford (Verbal communication). SDO18359.

<1.1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Object Name Book (ONB) reference, 13.3.50 (T D Reade) (Monograph). SWX8217.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 12-APR-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 108 (Monograph). SDO132.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1302988 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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<1> SDO18359 Verbal communication: Crawford, O G S. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: O G S Crawford.
<1.1> SWX8217 Monograph: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Object Name Book (ONB) reference. 13.3.50 (T D Reade).
<2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
<3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 12-APR-54.
<4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 108.
<5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1302988.

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Location

Grid reference	ST 9590 1449 (point)
Map sheet	ST91SE
Civil Parish	Farnham; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 016 014
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 44B
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1302988

Record last edited

Nov 11 2024 3:53PM