Monument Number 1455754 |
Hob Uid: 1455754 | |
Location : West Berkshire Lambourn
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Grid Ref : SU3293682887 |
Summary : Barrow 8. A Bronze Age ditched double bowl barrow situated within the core of the Lambourn Seven Barrow Cemetery. This part of the cemetery comprises ten barrows arranged in two parallel northwest to southeast rows. The barrow, known as Barrow 8 by Case, survives as an earthwork covering an area 40 metres by 30 metres and to a height of 2.5 metres. |
More information : [Group centred SU 328 828] Seven Barrows [G.T.] Tumulus [G.T] six times Tumulus [G.T] (sites of) (1) This barrow is one of thirty six barrows listed by Case (2) and is listed as Barrow 8. [see plan AO/LP/63/105 for numbering and siting]. Scheduled (2-3) The barrow (Barrow 8) has been identified on the ground and surveyed at 1:2500. SU 3294 8289, two confluent ditched bowl barrows, the height of the mound is 2.8 metres, depth of ditch 0.4 metres. (4)
The barrow (Barrow 8) is visible as an earthwork and is as described above. It has been mapped from aerial photographs. (5)
A ditched double bowl barrow situated within the core of the Lambourn Seven Barrow Cemetery. This part of the cemetery comprises ten barrows arranged in two parallel northwest to southeast rows. The barrow survives as an earthwork covering an area 40 metres by 30 metres and to a height of 2.5 metres. (6) |