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Monument Number 307387

Hob Uid: 307387
Location :
Staffordshire
East Staffordshire
Uttoxeter
Grid Ref : SK1014031840
Summary : Bronze Age bowl barrow on Toot Hill. Limited antiquarian investigation recovered a cremation, flint flakes, and fragments of collared urn and a Roman storage jar.
More information : (SK 10143184). Toot Hill [NAT] Tumulus (LB) (1)

Toothill Barrow, diameter 85ft and height 6ft (2), was opened by
Redfern in 1860, who found a cremation burial four feet from the
surface and twelve feet from the east end. Four feet below this were
calcined bones, pottery and a few flint flakes. The pottery was
identified by Jewitt as part of an over-hanging rim urn, also a
sherd of Castor ware. (2)

A steep-sided,flat-topped bowl barrow of the dimensions given
above, with no visible ditch. The mound is grass-covered with trees
growing. Published 1:2500 survey correct. (3)

SK 1014 3184: Bowl barrow located on Toot Hill, surviving as a flat- topped, oval, earthen mound up to 2.3m high with maximum dimensions of 27.5m by 23m. Scheduled RSM No. 22421. (4)
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Source details : OS 6" 1938
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Source details : VCH Staffs 1 1908 377
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Source details : F1 ASP 24-JAN-75
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Source details : English Heritage Scheduling Amendment 19/01/93
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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, Cremation
Evidence : Earthwork, Find
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find
Components and Objects:
Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Cremation
Object Type : LITHIC IMPLEMENT, URN
Object Material :
Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery
Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22421
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : ST 135
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Staffordshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 144
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 13 SW 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1860-01-01
End Date : 1860-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-01-24
End Date : 1975-01-24