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Rockbourne Down
Hob Uid: 218007
Location : Hampshire New Forest Rockbourne
Grid Ref : SU1015022200
Summary : Neolithic long barrow
More information : [SU 1015 2220] Long barrow 185ft long and 90ft wide at the south-east end and 75ft wide at the north-west end. Up to 5ft high with distinct ditches. (1) Long barrow oriented north-west to south-east,some 60.0m long and up to 22.0m in width with flanking ditches. The mound rises to about 2.0m in height at the south-east end and about 1.3m at the north-east end. (2) Located and surveyed. (3) Long barrow as described by F1 which is being subjected to ploughing. Resurveyed at 1/2500. (4) Listed as a long barrow. (5) Scheduled No. 528. (6) (SU 1015 2220) Long barrow (NR) (7) This long barrow has been heavily ploughed over. The ditches are no longer visible. 1:2500 Survey revised on plan. (8) SU 1015 2220. Listed as a long barrow. (9) Rockbourne Down barrow. Unsual in this area in that it has a presumed round barrow, visible as a faint ring ditch, associated with it [SU 12 SW 77]. The barrow lies on the line of a possible former county boundary. (10) Recent aerial photography (11a) shows this site, visible as cropmarks of the mound and two side ditches. (11)

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Source details : P.Hants.F.C.,14,1938-40,10 & 202, (L.V.Grinsell).
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : F1 RW 04-FEB-54
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Source Number : 11
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Source details : RCHME Aerial Reconnaissance/25-JUL-1996
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Source Number : 11a
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Source details : NMR, SU 1022/33-35
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : L.S.25" Reviser 30.6.56. Per O.C.
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F2 FGA 02-OCT-69
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Long Barrows in Hants & I of W 1979 54-55 (RCHM)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : DOE(IAM) List Anc Mon 2 1978
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : OS 1:2500 1977
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : F3 JGB 20-SEP-82
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Rockbourne 2
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : Rockbourne 2
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Long Barrow
Evidence : Cropmark

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HA 528
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 12096
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 12 SW 31
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1954-02-04
End Date : 1954-02-04

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-10-02
End Date : 1969-10-02

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1982-01-01
End Date : 1992-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1982-09-20
End Date : 1982-09-20

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 1996-04-01
End Date : 1997-03-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

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Rockbourne Down