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| Some confusion here, compare and contrast. The first extract from Hampshire Treasures, the second from Pevsner/Lloyd "The Buildings of England", "Hants and the IOW" "Popham Beacons. Situated in arable field, on broad flat top of a prominent hill. The group consists of two bowl barrows, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and two probable bell barrows." "This is a linear cemetery of five barrows. The S site is a fine bell barrow 7ft high and 130ft in diameter, N of it are first a bowl barrow 118ft in diameter and 6ft high and a saucer barrow partly cut through by the building of the former mound and by a second bell barrow. 40ft N is a further bowl barrow, 90ft in diameter and 6ft high." From a site visit the first impression is of only 3 barrows as the N barrow is hidden from view aproaching from the field gate. I think that the heights quoted are very much an under-estimation especially for the 1st and 3rd barrows, (Counting from the left ie S) and I would add possibly just about half as much again. Some trees on top which is a shame as they will surely be damaging the barrows. Middle (apparent) barrow lower.The N barrow, a smooth dome, clear of vegetation and shifted E of the line of the first three. Of the other two barrows mentioned, by squinting along the ground I think that I could just make out a vague, circular very shallow ditch between barrows 3 and 4. A site visit by someone more conversant with barrow types than I am might clear up the confusion. When I visited it was the begining of what proved to be the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, I will probably return when my brain will be less fried! The "Three Barrows" mentioned in the original post are described as follows again by Pevsner/Lloyd. "...The group consists of two disc barrows, a bell barrow and a twin barrow - two mounds surrounded by a common ditch. the disc barrows have been almost obliterated by ploughing and are difficult to detect. The bell barrow, 70ft in diameter and 9ft heigh, was excavated in 1920 and found to cover a central pit containing a cremated male burial. The twin barrow, which was excavated at the same time, proved to have been robbed" Disabled: Parking at field gate leading straight to site on level grass. |
Posted by jimit11th August 2003ce Edited 8th December 2003ce
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