Barrow 36 |
| Hob Uid: 1455907 | |
Location :
Oxfordshire
Vale of White Horse
Sparsholt
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| Grid Ref : SU3264083520 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age round barrow forming part of the Lambourn Seven Barrow Cemetery. The barrow, known as Barrow 36 by Case, is visible as a cropmark comprising a mound measuring 22 metres by 12 metres surrounded by a ditch with a 'waist' in the middle, and is possibly the remains of a twin barrow. Two pits in the mound could represent grave pits, excavation, or grave robbing. |
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 and is listed as Barrow 36. [see plan AO/LP/63/105 for numbering and siting]. (2)
The barrow (Barrow 36) has been identified on the ground and surveyed at 1:2500. SU 3264 8351 height of mound 0.8 metres. Possible cropmark of ditch. (3).
The barrow (Barrow 36) has been mapped from aerial photographs. It is visible as a cropmark comprising a mound measuring 22 metres by 12 metres surrounded by a ditch with a 'waist' in the middle, and is possibly the remains of a twin barrow. Two pits in the mound could represent grave pits, excavation, or grave robbing. (4) |