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Monument Number 200267

Hob Uid: 200267
Location :
Somerset
Mendip
Doulting
Grid Ref : ST6409045870
Summary : Barrows
More information : [ST 64024590 (A), 64094587 (B), TUMULI [GT] (1)

A group of six barrows shown including A & B as above. (2)

A - a bowl barrow 17 paces diam., 3 ft. high (Grinsell's Doulting
4, Tratman's T 308.)
B - a bowl barrow 24 paces diam., 6 ft. high (Doulting 5, T 309,
Unwin's Shepton Mallet 9.)
C - ST 64134586, a bowl barrow 20 paces diam., 3 ft. high
(Doulting 6, T 310, Shepton Mallet 11.)
D - ST 64184583, a bowl barrow partially excavated by Unwin in
May 1953 after deep ploughing. Fragments of bones and Bronze Age
pottery found. (Shepton Mallet 10)
E - ST 64144521 (Shepton Mallet 13)
F - ST 64104582, a bowl barrow 14 paces diam., 2 ft. high
(Doulting 7, T 310 a, Shepton Mallet 12)
Excavated by Unwin in May 1953. He discovered a burnt area in the
centre, 6 ft. across surrounded by a ditch. The only finds
were worked flints including two knives and two scrapers. (3-6)

Only A, B and C were located in dense vegetation at ST 64024590,
64094587 and 64124586 respectively.
Surveyed at 1/2500. (7)

Additional reference (8)

ST 641459: Round barrow in Beacon Plantation, scheduled (9)
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Source details : OS 25" 1904.
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Source details : OS 2" Mss 1808-9
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Source details : Somer. Barrows (Mss) (L.V. Grinsell)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Corr. 6" June 1954. (E.K. Tratman)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Priv. 6" May 1953 (M. Unwin)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Shepton Mallet Museum.
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Source details : F1 ANK 23-FEB-67
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : //// PSANHS 115 1971 103-4 (L V Grinsell)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Eng. Heritage County List of SAMs Somerset Dec 1987 4
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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 : Round Barrow
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 02/01/2004
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SO 265
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 2/16/16
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 2/16/14
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 64 NW 12
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Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1820-01-01
End Date : 1820-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1820-01-01
End Date : 1820-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1826-01-01
End Date : 1826-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1953-01-01
End Date : 1953-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1953-01-01
End Date : 1953-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-02-23
End Date : 1967-02-23