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Monument Number 236330
Hob Uid: 236330
Location : Hampshire Basingstoke and Deane Laverstoke
Grid Ref : SU5075044420
Summary : Earthwork remains of a bell barrow and two disc barrows.
More information : ('A' - SU 50794442: 'B'SU 50734442) Three Barrows (Tumuli) (OE). (1) The "Three Barrows" group comprises a bell-barrow (A), a twin-barrow (B), and two disc-barrows (C & D). SU 5069442 & SU 5063442 (3). All but the western disc-barrow were excavated by O.G.S. Crawford in 1920. The bell barrow had a MBA primary cremation and the disc-barrow, C, a small vessel of All Cannings Cross or Worthy Down type, suggesting an EIA date. Grinsell suggests C & D may be low platform barrows, some of which are EIA. Finds from the bell barrow included fragments of beakers, seven scrapers, an oval blade and an axe. (2-4) A. A bowl shaped mound 30.0 m.in average diameter and 1.6 m. in height. No trace of ditch. B. Confluent twin barrows now appearing as an undivided oval mound 45.0 m. E-W and 34o m. N-S and 2.2m in height. No trace of ditch. Nothing remains of barrows C and D but both are visible as ring-ditches on A.P.'s. R.A.F. CPE/UK/1973/3106-7 Resurveyed at 1.2500. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1912
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : P. Hants F.C. 9. 1920-4 189 H (O.G.S. Crawford)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Rec. 6" (O.G.S. Crawford)
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Source Number : 3a
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Source details : Rev ONB
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : P. Hants F.C.14, 1938-40 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 28, 32, 207-8, 216-7, 225, 349. 'Hampshire Barrows' (L.V. Grinsell)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F1 CFW 02-FEB-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 : Bell Barrow, Disc Barrow, Cremation
Evidence : Earthwork, Find

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Findspot
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Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bell Barrow, Disc Barrow, Cremation
Object Type : AXE, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Iron Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 54 SW 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1920-01-01
End Date : 1922-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-02-02
End Date : 1968-02-02

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 236330