Monument record MDO8802 - Possible Barrow, Barnsfield Heath, Hurn

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Summary

A mound adjacent to a disused gravel pit was interpreted as a possible barrow. No trace survives.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A mound, possibly a barrow, at SZ 12449953. <1>

An inspection of the area, heather-covered moorland, revealed no trace of a barrow but there is a small, long-disused gravel pit very close to the given siting. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1898 (Map). SWX1540.

<1> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F1 ASP 31-MAR-69 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<3> Jefferies, Jeff, 1999, The Barrows of Christchurch. Their Past, Present and Future, Appendix 1. Barrow Record 30 (Unpublished document). SDO20590.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458488 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1898.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 31-MAR-69.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Jefferies, Jeff. 1999. The Barrows of Christchurch. Their Past, Present and Future. Appendix 1. Barrow Record 30.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458488.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1244 9953 (point)
Map sheet SZ19NW
Civil Parish Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 002 022
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 NW 34
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458488

Record last edited

Mar 20 2024 11:32AM

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