Monument record MDO8583 - Round barrow, Meyrick Park, Bournemouth

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Summary

Site of round barrow excavated before 1931, but nothing found. Destroyed by development.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Tumulus. Excavated before 1931 by A R Mangen and ? Lionel Patton. Nothing found, but there was a stone causeway across the ditch. <2>

Diameter 40 feet (no height given),ditched. Has been opened and destroyed. <3>

No visible remains. Site built over. <4>

Site of a round barrow, now below Little Forest Road. It 40 feet in diameter and was excavated before 1931 by A R Mangen and ?Lionel Patton. Nothing was found, but there was a stone causeway across the ditch. There are no visible remains and the site has been built over. <5>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1932-8 (Map). SWX1540.

SZ 0811 9243: Tumulus (NR) (Site of)

<2> Calkin, J B, 1949, Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949) (Map). SWX2587.

<3> Wallace, W G, Rec 6", 1919-23 (Map). SDO17466.

Private notes

<4> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F1 FDC 15-NOV-51 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458095 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1932-8.
  • <2> Map: Calkin, J B. 1949. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949).
  • <3> Map: Wallace, W G. Rec 6". 1919-23.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 15-NOV-51.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458095.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0810 9242 (21m by 20m)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 133
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 SE 10
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458095

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 4:32PM

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