Monument record 0001100000 - BACOMBE HILL, W OF CHURCH

Summary

Two Neolithic to Bronze Age barrows recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1013935: BELL BARROW AND POND BARROW ON BACOMBE HILL
  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of two Bronze Age barrows
  • SHINE: Two Neolithic to Bronze Age Barrows on Bacombe Hill

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOWL BARROW? (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 2500 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0625 cm Height 0050
MOUND, ORIGINALLY A TUMULUS? (B3).
TRACKWAYS & SMALL TUMULUS (B4).
'CAMP' (SEE 02) PROB BARROW (B5).
PROBABLE BELL BARROW (B6).
STILL VISIBLE; NO DITCH FOUND (B8).
SCRUB CLEARED: EITHER A BOWL BARROW WITH ARTIFICIAL SCARPING OF HILL ON N OR A TRUE BELL BARROW (ADJACENT BARROWS SEE 03-04)(B10-11).
SCHEDULED (B12).

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. p481.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp208-209.
  • <3>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p79.
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p313.
  • <5>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p26.
  • <6>SBC4454 Bibliographic reference: DYER J F 1959 BARROWS OF THE CHILTERNS IN ARCHAEOLOGICALJNL116PP23-24"".
  • <7>SBC10421 Map: OS 1961 1:10560 MAP.
  • <8>SBC11368 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS (FILED).
  • <9>SBC988 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1970. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1970.
  • <10>SBC5054 Map: FARLEY M E JUNE 1992 FIELD VISIT (SEE MAP FILED).
  • <11>SBC16499 Graphic material: WENT D A JANUARY 1995 FIELD VISIT (SKETCH PLAN FILED).
  • <12>SBC13931 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1995. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <13>SBC23960 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1995. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <14>SBC20027 Cartographic materials: Davdi Went. 1995. Site Sketch of Bell Barrow and Pnd Barrow on Bacombe Hill.

Location

Grid reference SP 86170 07140 (point)
Civil Parish WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14062)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14189)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 12:57PM

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