Monument record MDO8629 - Barrow 12, Hengistbury Head
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Summary
Bronze Age round barrow on north east part of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head. It was excavated in 1919 by Harold St George Gray and a cremation in a collared urn was recovered from the centre of the mound. Parts of two further pottery vessels were also recovered associated with burnt material.
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Full Description
Barrow with a slight ditch. <2-3>
A cremation in an urn (type unknown) was found in this barrow when excavated by H St G Gray, 1919. Excavation unpublished. One of two urns given to the late Gordon Selfridge, the remaining material probably went to Taunton Museum. <4.1>
A heather-covered mound, 7.5m in diameter and 0.7m high, and extensively mutilated by trenching. No trace of a ditch. <4>
No change. Published 1:2500 survey revised. <5>
This round barrow is situated in the northeast part of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head. It was about 10.3 metres in diameter and about 0.5 metres high. It was excavated as Mound H by H. St George Gray in July 1919. He dug a trench 8.8m by 3m through this barrow, subsequently the trench was enlarged. The barrow mound was described as consisting of a layer of sand with flint pebbles with a c. 0.2m thick layer of peaty topsoil over. The mound sealed an old land surface represented by 'tufts of heather and fern'. A single urned cremation was recovered in roughly the centre of the mound set in a small pit with the rim of the Collared Urn roughly at old ground surface level and surrounded by burnt material. This was probably the primary burial. The urn was of Longworth's Secondary Series, South-eastern Style, form Bi/ii. Parts of two other pots were also recovered from the southern part of the barrow associated with charcoal and burnt deposits of oak and hazel. <6-7>
Barrow 12 (Gray's mound H) a barrow 10.3m in diameter, 0.5m high. Gray's excavations located an in-urned cremation, situated within the centre of the mound. The urn was of Longworth's Secondary Series, Southeastern Style, form Bi/ii. Worked flint, including scrapers and cores, and burnt flint recovered. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1931.
- <2> SDO19201 Serial: Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society. 1938. Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society. 14. 363-4.
- <3> SWX3470 Article in serial: Grinsell, L V. 1940. Hampshire Barrows; Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society 14. Vol 14. 363-4.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 14-JUL-54.
- <4.1> SWX3444 Verbal communication: Calkin, J B. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: J B Calkin, Virginia House, Langton Matravers. 14.7.54.
- <5> SWX1161 Unpublished document: Aldsworth, F G. Various. Field Investigators Comments FGA. F2 FGA 19-MAR-69.
- <6> SWX9167 Monograph: Longworth, I H. 1984. Collared Urns of the Bronze Age in Great Britain and Ireland. No. 378, plate 179c.
- <7> SWX4038 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1987. Hengistbury Head, Dorset. 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Settlement, 3500BC- AD500, Excavations at Crouch Hill, 1921, 1969. in Oxford University Committee for Archaeology monograph series Vol no.13 Page(s) 40-7. 53.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458754.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 17943 90567 (11m by 11m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 001 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 81
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458754
Record last edited
Jan 12 2023 8:00PM