Monument record 0124700000 - 450M S OF IVINGHOE BEACON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Complex of Prehistoric hillfort, barrows and other earthworks on Ivinghoe Hill (DBC9437)
- Scheduled Monument 1009547: BOWL BARROW ON IVINGHOE HILLS, 460M SOUTH OF IVINGHOE BEACON TRIG PILLAR: PART OF THE BEACON HILL ROUND BARROW CEMETERY (DBC7100)
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Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
Dimensions - Height 1m, Radius 2m.
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
ROUND BARROW (IVINGHOE 6). DIAMETER 14 PACES, HEIGHT 3FT. 'SCRAPED' (B1).
MOUND JUST VISIBLE E OF BARROW (CASS 01736). POSSIBLE BARROW (B2).
SCHEDULED. SAM 19069 (B3).
diameter 14 paces; height 3ft. 'Scraped' (B4)
5.5m in diameter, 0.3m maximum height. No traces of a ditch. In fair condition (B5).
On a knoll above Beacon Road is a barrow measuring 12.5m in diameter by 1.6m high, with a 2.5m wide by 0.2m deep ditch around most of the perimeter. Faint traces of a counterscarp bank, 5.4m wide by 0.3m high, survive on the south and east sides. There is some disturbance as a result of restoration work carried out after a skull was discovered eroding out of the barrow in 1982 (B6).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (8)
- ---SBC17523 Aerial Photograph: 14/01/97. BCM A25/39/32-33. SP\960162. Yes.
- <1>SBC4451 Article in serial: James Dyer. 1959. 'Barrows of the Chilterns', in Archaeological Jounal 116 pp1-24. Vol 116. p16.
- <2>SBC4790 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E & PIKE A R APRIL 1977 FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC23968 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1992. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
- <4>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
- <5>SBC29372 Unpublished document: A S Phillips. 1971. Field Investigator Comments - F1 ASP 21-JUN-71.
- <6>SBC19493 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Ivinghoe Beacon, Ivinghoe: Survey Report.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95989 16405 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13449)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1399)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2026 3:57PM
