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Heardulfes Hlaewe
Hob Uid: 227277
Location : Hampshire Test Valley Little Somborne
Grid Ref : SU3951036370
Summary : Bowl barrow
More information : SU 39513637: A bowl barrow, 40 paces in diameter and 5 feet high. Grundy (2) identified this hill as the site of Heardulfes Hlaewe - Heardulf's Barrow and this large barrow has since been found by O G S Crawford (1). (1,2) Identification of barrow with name (3). Now under plough, a large bowl-shaped mound, 39.0m in average diameter and 1.7m in height can be seen on the summit of this hill. There appears to be a vague depression surrounding the mound. The mound lacks the chalky appearance typical of ploughed barrows in this area but this may be because of the comparatively short time has been ploughed. (4) Tumulus located and surveyed on Field Document at SU 3951 3637. (5) Surveyed at 1:2500. (6) No change. (7)

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Source details : P Hants FC 14 1938-40 33 351 (Grinsell)
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Source details : Arch J 83 (1926) 173 (Grundy) 'Saxon charters and Hants Place-names'
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Source details : Wessex from the Air (1928) 155 (O G S Crawford and Keiller)
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Source details : Cart Sax 2 no 824 (Birch)
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Source details : F1 WCW 23-OCT-55
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : SS 6" (D W Wainwright Reviser 31.5.56)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : F2 FGA 20-MAY-65
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : F3 CFW 09-DEC-68
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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 : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 33 NE 14
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1955-10-23
End Date : 1955-10-23

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-05-20
End Date : 1965-05-20

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-12-09
End Date : 1968-12-09

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Heardulfes Hlaewe