Monument record MDO8780 - Bowl barrow, Hurn, Christchurch

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Summary

A bowl barrow, diameter 19.0 m, height 1.8 m, extensively mutilated by cattle and rabbits in the north-west quadrant. The barrow was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Bowl barrow. <2> Bowl barrow, diameter 19.0 m., height 1.8 m., extensively mutilated by cattle and rabbits in the N.W. quadrant. No visible ditch. <3> The barrow is within an area of reclaimed common, and is described in 3. Published survey (O.S. 25" 1900) revised. <4> No change. Published NSL 1/2500 correct. <5> The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs <6> and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1910.
  • <2> Serial: Hampshire Field Club. 1940. Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society 14. 14. 361.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F1 WCW 1954-07-09.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 1962-07-18.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. ASP 1969-03-31.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3168.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Jefferies, Jeff. 1999. The Barrows of Christchurch. Their Past, Present and Future. Appendix 1. Barrow Record 16.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Jefferies, Jeff. 1999. The Barrows of Christchurch. Their Past, Present and Future. Appendix 1. Barrow Record 16.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458355.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1052 9956 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SZ19NW
Civil Parish Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 002 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458355

Record last edited

Mar 20 2024 1:18PM

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