Monument record MDO8456 - Bowl Barrow, Hillbrow Road, Bournemouth
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of two excavated in 1909 by Herbert Druitt, who also found a cremation cemetery.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two Barrows excavated by H. Drewitt in 1909. 'A' - Diameter 32 ft., height 2ft. 6in. It lay right on the line of Hillbrow Road approx. half way along. Two bucket urns and three fragmentary bucket or barrel type were found in the S.W. half. When Hillbrow Road was made up and the ground prepared for building at least 34 urns came to light and probably some 12 more, none of which have survived. … The later urns all appear to have come from the area N.W. of the large barrow and within 80ft. Of its edge, and nearly all occurred within 1 or 2ft. Of the surface, whereas a solitary M.B.A. urn was found, it is said, at a depth of 6ft. <2>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1197 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1941.
- <2> SWX7425 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1950. Prehistoric Pokesdown, Proceedings of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society 40, 79-88.
- <3> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 17-NOV-51.
- <4> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F2 FDC 28-NOV-51.
- <4.1> SWX3707 Verbal communication: Lavender, J. Oral: J Lavender (Curator), Red House Museum, Christchurch.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458858.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1285 9252 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 024 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SW 24 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458858
Record last edited
Apr 28 2023 12:14PM
