Monument record MDO8462 - Stourfield Barrow, Bournemouth

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Summary

Stourfield Barrow destroyed in 1910 when three late Bronze Age Bucket Urns were found.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Stourfield Barrow. Destroyed June 1910 when 3 LBA bucket urns were found. They were repaired by W H Young of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and are now in the Druitt Collection, Christchurch Museum. <2>

Site now built over. The 'Three Urns' from the tumulus are on show in the Christchurch Museum. <3>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1931 (Map). SWX1540.

(SZ 13129228) Tumulus (NR) (Site of)

<2> Calkin, J B, 1934, The Book of Bournemouth, 102, fig 39 (Monograph). SWX3649.

<3> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F1 FDC 16-NOV-51 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458870 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1931.
  • <2> Monograph: Calkin, J B. 1934. The Book of Bournemouth. 102, fig 39.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 16-NOV-51.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458870.

Finds (5)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1312 9228 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 028
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SW 28
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458870

Record last edited

Apr 28 2023 11:26AM

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