Monument record MDO5983 - Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, St Leonards and St Ives

The barrow mound measures 17m in diameter and stands up to 1.8m high. A hollow in the north-east side of the mound suggests a previous partial excavation. Although no longer visible at ground level, a ditch, from which material was quarried during the construction of the barrow, surrounds the mound. This has become infilled over the years but survives as a buried feature c. 2m wide.


('A' and 'B') Large bowl barrows. I have a record of 5 barrows near here including those in question; sizes range from 14-20 paces in diameter and 4 to 10ft high. <2>

'A' Bowl barrow 13.5m in diameter and 1.8m high. 'B' Bowl barrow 18.0m in diameter and 1.9m high. No other barrows found in the vicinity. <3>

'A' & 'B' are as described in 1954. … Published 1:2500 revised. <4>

Barrows as described. 1:2500 surveys correct. <6>

Two round barrows east of Hatchard's Firs. Scheduled. (Barrows A and B). (These two barrows were formerly scheduled number Hampshire 441 but are now number Dorset 856). <7>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1911 (Map). SWX1540.

(SU 11290655 - 'A' and SU 11230647 - 'B') Tumuli (OE)

<2> Hampshire Field Club, 1940, Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society 14, 349 (Serial). SDO16930.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, NVQ 08-MAR-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Aldsworth, F G, Various, Field Investigators Comments FGA, FGA 20-OCT-69 (Unpublished document). SWX1161.

<5> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1980 (Map). SDO17396.

(SU 11230647) Tumulus (NR)

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, JGB 24-AUG-82 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> Department of the Environment, DOE (IAM) Ancient Monuments Record Form, Jan 1970 (Index). SDO17347.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 216909 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 22 2024 3:50PM