Monument record MDO8626 - Barrow 8, Hengistbury Head

A low oval mound excavated in 1922 by Harold St George Gray, who suggested it was natural. A small quantity of worked flint was recovered. This mound was associated with three round barrows.

Excavated by H St G Gray 1922. Non-sepulchral. Excavation unpublished. Any finds in Taunton Museum. <2>

A heather-covered mound, mutilated on the north side. Published 1:2500 survey revised. <3>

Barrow 8 (Barrow C Gray). A low oval mound about 18.3 m by 15.8 m across on the north side of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head, adjacent to three round barrows. This mound was excavated as Mound C by H St George Gray in October 1922 and revealed to be a natural mound. A small number of worked flints were recovered. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1931 (Map). SWX1540.

(SZ 17289069) (One of group of four) Tumuli (NR)

<2> Calkin, J B, Annotated Record Map Corr 6, 1949 (Map). SWX8214.

<3> Aldsworth, F G, Various, Field Investigators Comments FGA, F2 FGA 19-MAR-69 (Unpublished document). SWX1161.

<4> Cunliffe, B, 1987, Hengistbury Head, Dorset. 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Settlement, 3500BC- AD500, Excavations at Crouch Hill, 1921, 1969. in Oxford University Committee for Archaeology monograph series Vol no.13 Page(s) 40-7, p 51 (Monograph). SWX4038.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458741 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 23 2024 3:41PM