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Martin 26 And 27
Hob Uid: 213346
Location : Hampshire New Forest Martin
Grid Ref : SU0554018100
Summary : Two ditched bowl barrows
More information : Tumuli (1) Bowl barrows; 'A' surrounded by visible ditch, hollow in centre. ('A' dia 20 paces, height 4 ft 'B' dia 20 paces, height 6 ft) (2) A. Diameter 19.0 m; height 1.5 m. Excavated at the top. Surrounding ditch approximately 2.0 m wide and 0.3 m deep. B. Diameter 18.0 m; height 1.9 m. There appears to be a surrounding ditch 1.5 m wide and 0.5 m deep. Both these bowl barrows have been excavated. The ditch measurements are approximate in each case since the ground was under snow at the time of investigation. (3) Tumuli (OE) SU 05541810 & 05561811. (4) Description of 1.2.54 still correct. Published 1:2500 revised. (5) No change. 1:2500 Survey correct. (6) Martin 26 and 27 are contiguous ditched bowl barrows contained in the north-west angle between Bokerley Dyke and linear [SU 01 NE 34] near the shoulder of Blagdon Hill. Both have been excavated, almost certainly by Sir Richard Colt Hoare in 1805 and seemingly again by W Chaffers in 1842. if this interpretation is correct, both contained cremations in large 'sepulchral urns', one. probably (26), being covered by an 'immense heap of flints' and the other said still to retain a covering of 'linen cloth'. Chaffers also found a 'sepulchral urn' in a chalk-cut cist, under each. These, as illustrated, are Deverel-Rimbury. (7-8)

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Source details : Corr 6" OGSC 21-FEB-32
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Source details : P Proc Hants FC AS Vol XIV 1938 p 356 (L V Grinsell)
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Source details : F1 NVQ 01-FEB-54
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Source details : OS 6' 1963
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Source details : Martin 26 and 27
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Source Number : 7a
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Source details : Colt Hoare, Sir Richard 1810 Ancient Wiltshire v 1 (223)
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Source Number : 7b
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Source details : Smith C R 1848 Collectanea Antiqua v 1 J R Smith London (95)
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Source details : Martin 26 and 27
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HA 181f
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HA 181g
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 25606
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 01 NE 11
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1805-01-01
End Date : 1805-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1842-01-01
End Date : 1842-12-31

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1954-02-02
End Date : 1954-02-02

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-06-30
End Date : 1969-06-30

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1982-09-06
End Date : 1982-09-06

Historic England Research Records

Martin 26 And 27