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Monument Number 334469

Hob Uid: 334469
Location :
Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire
Lew
Grid Ref : SP3189006340
Summary : An Anglo Saxon hlaew or burial mound. The mound measures 30m in diameter and stands up to 2.8m high. It is constructed of stone and turf. Its profile is now irregular due to disturbance by burrowing animals and natural erosion.
More information : (SP 31890633) Tumulus (NR) (1)

A well-preserved round barrow 350 ft in circumference by 9 ft high,
on the summit of a hill. (2)

Scheduled as a castle mound. (3)

This is a bell-barrow, or possibly a slumped bowl-barrow, not a
castle mound. The mound is 2.1m high and 30.0m across including a
berm 5.0m wide and 0.6m high: there is no surrounding ditch visible.

OS 1:2500 survey revised. (4)
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Source details : OS 6" 1960
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Source details : Victoria County History: Oxfordshire 2 1907 p346 (W Potts)
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Source details : Ancient Monuments in England and Wales 1965 p86 (MPBW)
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Source details : F1 NVQ 23-FEB-71
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule Entry 19/11/96
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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 : Barrow, Burial Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : OX 112
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 28150
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 30 NW 7
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-02-23
End Date : 1971-02-23