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Grans Barrow
Hob Uid: 213390
Location : Hampshire New Forest Rockbourne
Grid Ref : SU0900019770
Summary : Neolithic long barrow, now 58m long, 19m wide and rising to a height of 2.3m above the berms which survive to a width of 8m. The ditches, which are no longer visible at ground level, survive as buried features averaging 4m in width and have been identified through magnetic survey and aerial photography. The mound is orientated SSE-NNW. Scheduled.
More information : (SU 09001978) Grans Barrow (NAT) Long Barrow (NR). (1) Grans Barrow. Long barrow, 200 feet long, 60 feet wide, 9 feet high at SSE, 6 1/2 feet at NNW. No clear signs of ditches. Scheduled AM. (2) Questionable long barrow. (3) Long barrow, 63.0m. in length, 17.0m. broad. The height decreased from 2.5m. at the SE end to 2.0m. at the NW end. There are no traces of side ditches. The mound is grass covered and well-preserved, but the surrounding area is arable land. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4) SU 09001980. Grans Barrow is listed as a long barrow. The positions of the ditches are indicated by geophysical Survey. (5) Neolithic long barrow, now 58m long, 19m wide and rising to a height of 2.3m above the berms which survive to a width of 8m. The ditches, which are no longer visible at ground level, survive as buried features averaging 4m in width and have been identified through magnetic survey and aerial photography. The mound is orientated SSE-NNW. Scheduled. (11) No change. 1:2500 Survey correct. (6) SU 09001980. Listed as a long barrow. (7) The pair of long barrows Knap [SU 01 NE 19] betoken considerable Neolithic presence. [Air photo showing Grans barrow capped by trees, with the ditch along its west side prominent as a crop mark]. (8)

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Source details : NMR OAP SU 0919/44
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
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Monument Type : Long Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HA 62a
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 12089
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 01 NE 19
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-06-25
End Date : 1969-06-25

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1982-09-08
End Date : 1982-09-08

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Grans Barrow