Monument record MDO43256 - Mound, Hermitage and Holnest

An irregular mound on the parish boundary between Hermitage and Holnest and near a field called Barrow Field has been considered as a possible Bronze Age round barrow. Evidence of small-scale surface quarrying in the vicinity, however, makes it possibly more likely that this is a spoil heap of relatively recent date.

A grass covered angular mound at ST 64570838 may be a barrow, although surface quarrying in the vicinity throws doubt on its antiquity. It is 10.0m in diameter and 0.3m high, with no visible ditch, and lies south east of a field called Barrow Field. No other mounds are visible in the area. <1>

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, 10-SEP-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F1 ASP 27-OCT-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

No change since report of 10 9 55.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 198840 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Dec 23 2021 10:15AM