Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

Panorama of Stagsbury Hill. Originally a Bronze Age barrow cemetery and latterly a Medieval rabbit warren which re-used the barrows as pillow mounds.

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

You can just about make out a small ditch and bank here which made me think I’d come across a small Iron Age enclosure at first, but apparently this was a later addition and probably supported a fence to contain the rabbits.

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

Difficult to make out, but this is one of the more prominent barrows on the hill top with a view of Furzley beyond.

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

The largest of 3 barrows South West of Stagsbury Hill. This is quite a large mound and probably not used as a Medieval pillow mound as far as I could tell and also retains its ditch, just.

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

Looking South West. A bit scarred from this position.

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

Stagsbury Hill, field system and local pony club!

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Image of Stagsbury Hill (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by A R Cane

Two mutilated barrows beyond Stagsbury Hill.

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Articles

Stagsbury Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

pure joy Jul 26, 2003

Seven barrows make up this cemetery which is a scheduled ancient monument, no.280. The excellent ‘Hampshire Treasures’ resource gives the following information – “Stagsbury Hill. Area covered with gorse and heather. A – Large ditched bell barrow. 32.0m diameter and 1.2m high. B – Bowl Barrow, 15.0m diameter and 0.8m high. C – Bowl Barrow, 14.0.m diameter and 0.6m high. D – Bowl Barrow, 9.0m diameter and 0.7m high. Central mutilation. E – Ditched Bowl Barrow, 16.0m diameter and 1.2m high. Central mutilation. F – Bowl Barrow, 16.0m diameter and 0.6m high. G – Bowl Barrow, 15.0m diameter and 0.9m high. Mutilated by hollow-ways on the north side. O.S.A. SU21 NE9. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, p.357.”

Sites within 20km of Stagsbury Hill

Money Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 3.41km E

2
Black Bush Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.7km WSW

1
Malwood Castle

Hillfort • 3.98km S

1
The Butt (Fritham)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.64km WSW

4

1
Tatchbury Mount

Hillfort • 4.76km E

1

1
The Butts (New Forest)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.09km WSW

1
Jacob’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.42km W

4
Dunwood Camp

Hillfort • 7.53km NNE

1

1
Testwood Lakes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.6km E

4

1
Ashurst Lodge

Enclosure • 8.92km ESE

7

1
Toothill Fort

Hillfort • 9.91km ENE

2

2
Bratley Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.93km SW

5

1
Lockerley Camp

Plateau Fort • 10.07km N

1
Castle Piece

Hillfort • 11.13km SW

1

1
North Yew Tree Heath Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.36km ESE

4

1
Frankenbury Camp

Hillfort • 11.79km WSW

1

1
Yew Tree Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.14km ESE

1
lbsley Common

Round Barrow(s) • 12.35km WSW

1
Chilworth Ring

Hillfort • 12.8km ENE

1

1
Gorley Hill

Hillfort • 12.91km WSW

1
Marchwood Inclosure

Round Barrow(s) • 13.31km ESE

3

1
Collins Grave Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.41km SSW

1
Whitefield Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km S

1

1
The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.92km W

1
Dibden Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 13.97km ESE

4

1
Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 14.15km W

1

1
Creek Bottom Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.19km SSW

1
Holman’s Bottom Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.63km SSW

1
Castle Hill (Burley Street)

Hillfort • 14.88km SW

6

2
Breamore Down

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km W

1

2
Pudding Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.07km SE

3

2
Giant’s Grave

Long Barrow • 15.19km W

2

4
Dibden Inclosure

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.54km ESE

1

1
Vales Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 15.58km SW

7

1
Dirty Mount

Round Barrow(s) • 15.6km NE

3

1
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 15.64km W

1
Cold Pixie’s Cave

Round Barrow(s) • 15.76km SE

2

4
Burnt Axon

Round Barrow(s) • 15.79km SW

1

4
Beaulieu Heath

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.95km SE

2

2
Hatchet Pond

Round Barrow(s) • 16.01km SE

1
Setley Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 16.03km SSE

3

3
Whitsbury Castle Ditches

Hillfort • 16.06km W

4

4
Beaulieu Road

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km ESE

4

1
Slap Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 16.19km SSW

1

1
Longsdale View Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.2km S

1

2
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 16.7km N

1

1
Setley Pond

Round Barrow(s) • 16.77km SSE

3

2
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.9km N

1

1
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.97km NW

1
Withering Corner Barrows.

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.07km NE

4

2
Merdon Castle

Hillfort • 17.14km NE

1

1
Shirley Holms

Round Barrow(s) • 17.42km SSE

2

1
Farley Mount Enclosure

Enclosure • 17.46km NE

7

2
Elkham Grave Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.79km S

1
Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.95km NW

2
Holbury Purlieu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.02km ESE

1
Ipers Bridge Road

Round Barrow(s) • 18.07km ESE

3

2
West Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 18.42km NE

6

1
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.5km W

2
Duck’s Nest

Long Barrow • 18.54km W

3

5
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.57km WNW

1
Knoll Camp

Hillfort • 18.71km W

1

2
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 18.92km NW

4

2
Moorgreen House

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km E

1
Monarch Way

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km E

1
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 19.01km NNW

1

1
Tenantry Farm

Long Barrow • 19.33km W

2
Netley Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.35km E

1
Buckland Rings

Hillfort • 19.4km SSE

5

5

2
Grans Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.8km W

4

3
Knap Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.92km W

3

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