Monument record MDO5586 - Bowl barrow, one of the Handley Hill Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
Round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. Probably the Berendes beorh of an Anglo Saxon charter that was concerned with the boundaries of Handley. In 1975 the RCHME described the mound as 95 feet in diameter and 9 feet high.
It is probably to be identified with a barrow opened circa 1800 by Cunnington who found a cremation burial within a circular pit.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, part of a group on Handley Hill (see SU 01 NW 28 and associated monuments). It was described by RCHME as a mound 95 feet in diameter and 9 feet high. It lies on the boundary with Sixpenny Handley, and has been identified with "Berendes beorh", mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter dealing with the boundaries of Handley. It is also probably to be identified with a barrow opened circa 1800 by Cunnington, who found an urn covered with large quantities of ashes and charred wood, placed within a circular pit.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO39 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1937. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1936. 58. 116-119.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110.
- <3> SDO18077 Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1975. The ancient history of Wiltshire. 243.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 22.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1312943.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SU 0139 1626 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 062
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 188
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 28a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1312943
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 62
Record last edited
Nov 24 2022 2:24PM
