Monument record MDO5700 - Round barrow, Simons Ground, Hampreston

Site 'G' was destroyed by agriculture and sand digging in the 1950s. Little is known about them, although some of the pottery is preserved in the Red House Museum at Christchurch (White, 1982).

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 29 (Monograph). SDO129.

'Simon's Ground Group (36–40) comprises at least five barrows at the edge of a plateau, 100 ft. above O.D., overlooking lower ground to the S. Four barrows were excavated in 1967 and 1968 by Dr. D. A. White ... Barrows formerly at about SU 06170005 and SZ 06379992 had been destroyed previously.'

White, D A, 1982, The Bronze Age Cremation Cemeteries at Simon's Ground, Dorset, 3 (Monograph). SDO14047.

Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Dorset Barrow Survey, Papworth, MDJ TWA 6 March 1986 (Index). SDO134.

‘Destroyed according to above by quarrying and agriculture in the 1950s. The are is now coniferous woodland.’

Wardale, C F, Various, Field Investigators Comments CFW, 1969 (Unpublished document). SWX2704.

Barrow destroyed before excavation.

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Jul 5 2024 7:46PM