Monument record MDO4916 - Round barrow on Stubhampton Down, Tarrant Gunville

(ST 9059 1418) Round Barrow. <1>

The site is grass covered and on land which falls sharply to the north. The area has been cleared of trees and shrub which has resulted in several shallow hollows and small mounds. There is no visible trace of a barrow. <2>

Not mentioned by Grinsell or the Royal Commission. <3, 4>

No further information. Nothing visible on OS air photograph. <5, 6>

Uncertain. Source not known.

<1> Crawford, O G S, Annotated record map 6 inch (Map). SWX7265.

<2> Edwards, D W, Various, Field Investigators Comments DWE, F1 DE 07-JAN-56 (Unpublished document). SDO17870.

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, Dorset Barrows 1959 (L V Grinsell) (Monograph). SDO132.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North) (Monograph). SDO99.

<5> Ordnance Survey, OS 75-371 093, AP (OS 75-371 093) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18499.

<6> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F2 GB 26-JAN-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210156 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 4:58PM