Monument record MDO8525 - Barrow 2, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

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Summary

Site of a Bronze Age round barrow, which lies in an area of very dense bracken and gorse.

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Full Description

Round barrow on the edge of Wick Hams, northwest of Double Dykes. The mound was described as 13m in diameter and one metre high in the scheduled description. No trace of this feature is now visible in an area of very dense bracken and gorse. <2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. 1939.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Aldsworth, F G. Various. Field Investigators Comments FGA. F1 FGA 19-MAR-69.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458625.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 1635 9135 (20m by 19m)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 078
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 29
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458625

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Nov 3 2023 1:50PM

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