Monument record MDO8638 - Barrow 13, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

A Bronze Age round barrow at the east end of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head, excavated in 1919 by St George Gray. An inverted cinerary urn over a cremation was discovered near the centre of the mound. Three other burnt areas were also recorded.

A cremation in an urn (type unknown) was found within this barrow when excavated by St George Gray in 1919. Excavation unpublished. Probably one of two given to the late Gordon Selfridge, the remaining material probably went to Taunton Museum. <3.1>

A heather covered mound, 8.0m in diameter and 0.5m high eith a large hollow in the centre. <3>

No change. Published 1:2500 survey revised. <4>

A round barrow situated at the east end of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head, excavated by St George Gray in July 1919. Before excavation the barrow measured 14 m in diameter and 0.7 m high. A complete cinerary urn inverted over a poorly cremated burial of a 40+ year old woman was found near the centre of the barrow. It was surrounded by burnt material. Three other burnt patches were found. Very little other pottery was recovered and is now lost. It appears to have included some Collared Urn sherds. A small fragment of Iron Age pot is also said to have been found. A large number of worked flints was recovered including some residual possibly Mesolithic flints. <5>

Barrow 13 (Gray's mound J) Prior to excavation this mound was 14m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.7m. Excavations located a complete cinerary urn inverted over a cremation, three burnt areas were also recorded. Flint implements including a scraper, core and Mesolithic flakes were recovered. Iron Age pottery was also recovered. <5>

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

(SZ 17979055) Tumuli (NR)

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1953, The Ancient Burial Mounds of England, 149 (Monograph). SWX9228.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 14-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3.1> Calkin, J B, Oral: J B Calkin (Hon Corr), 14.7.54 (Verbal communication). SWX8260.

<4> Aldsworth, F G, Various, Field Investigators Comments FGA, F2 FGA 19-MAR-69 (Unpublished document). SWX1161.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 884854 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<5> 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, 53-54 (Monograph). SWX4038.

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