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Details of barrows on Pastscape ('A' - SU 50794442: 'B'SU 50734442) Three Barrows (Tumuli) (OE). (1) The "Three Barrows" group comprises a bell-barrow (A), a twin-barrow (B), and two disc-barrows (C & D). SU 5069442 & SU 5063442 (3). All but the western disc-barrow were excavated by O.G.S. Crawford in 1920. The bell barrow had a MBA primary cremation and the disc-barrow, C, a small vessel of All Cannings Cross or Worthy Down type, suggesting an EIA date. Grinsell suggests C & D may be low platform barrows, some of which are EIA. Finds from the bell barrow included fragments of beakers, seven scrapers, an oval blade and an axe. (2-4) A. A bowl shaped mound 30.0 m.in average diameter and 1.6 m. in height. No trace of ditch. B. Confluent twin barrows now appearing as an undivided oval mound 45.0 m. E-W and 34o m. N-S and 2.2m in height. No trace of ditch. Nothing remains of barrows C and D but both are visible as ring-ditches on A.P.'s.

Posted by Chance 7th June 2014ce

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