More information : [TR 10174975 or TR 10214970] Two tumuli on Buckholt Farm, one opened but not completely. Much ploughed over. Shape indeterminate but they are too big for Saxon barrows and more likely to be Bronze Age. Vague traces of a third barrow. No ditch visible. (1)
Two mounds on the property of the late George Dowker at Buckholt in
Waltham were considered by Payne to be tumuli. One was opened by
W.H Hammond who found on ground level a layer of burnt material
containing fragments of a calcined bone and a few potsherds. (2)
[TR 10114972]. "A" Much spread remains of a (probable bowl) barrow
averaging 35.0 metres in diameter and 0.7m in height. No trace of
ditch.
[TR 10124966]. "B" Remains of a (probable bowl) barrow in a similar
condition to "A", averaging 28.0 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in
height. No trace of ditch.
[TR 10124962]. "C" A low swelling, probably that referred to by
Crawford, possibly the vestigial remains of a barrow. All three
features are situated in an orchard and planted with fruit trees.
Surveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Additional bibliography. (4)
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