I love it when barrows have names even if it probably dates back only as far as the middle ages and was maybe a practice target for archers. Quite well preserved and about 2m high and 5-6m across. The structure which once stood on top has now gone and just a few scattered bricks remain, possibly consumed by rabbits.
Like a small island in a sea of green grass.
Still quite a pronounced ditch around it which generally fills up with water in the Winter.
Interesting stone alignment next to it! Actually It’s probably something to do with the nearby former RAF Stoney Cross airfield as was the brick structure that’s now gone from the top.
One of the larget bowl barrows in the New Forest area, and now a scheduled ancient monument, no.298. The excellent ‘Hampshire Treasures’ resource gives the following information – “The Butt, Fritham. Measures 23.5m. in diameter and 2.2m. in height. Surrounded by a ditch. Mutilated on top by a brick structure. O.S.A. SU21 SW19 Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, p.358.”
