Monument record MDO8747 - Christchurch: Bowl barrow at St Catherine's Hill

Examined 1921 by W G Wallace; showed indication of previous disturbance. Whatever interment it may have originally contained had been destroyed or removed. (2)

A bowl barrow; diameter 12 paces, height 2ft; slight hollow in the centre. (3)

A bowl barrow, the south and east quadrants only remaining, the north and west having been destroyed by gravel digging. Accurate measurement not possible, no visible ditch. (4)

No change: approximate diameter NE-SW, 11.0m. height 1.0m. Published NSL 1:2500 survey correct. (5)

In 1976 a large amount of sand was banked against the eroding edge of the barrow and a path was re-routed to encourage the public to avoid the barrow. (6)

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1931-38 (Map). SWX1540.

Tumulus NR

<2> Wallace, W G, 1920-21, Excavations on St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch; Proc. Bournemouth Natural Science Society 13, p66 (Article in serial). SWX3859.

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1940, Hampshire Barrows; Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society 14, p363 (Article in serial). SWX3470.

<4> Woodhouse, W C, Various, Field Investigators Comments WCW, F1 WCW 15-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SWX3798.

<5> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F2 ASP 31-MAR-69 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<6> Jefferies, Jeff, 1999, The Barrows of Christchurch. Their Past, Present and Future, Appendix 1. Barrow Record 6 (Unpublished document). SDO20590.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458444 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 20 2024 11:10AM