Monument record 0125601000 - GALLOWS HILL, IVINGHOE

Summary

Late prehistoric bowl barrow recorded on aerial photographs and in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009551: BOWL BARROW ON GALLOWS HILL 180M SOUTH-EAST OF BEACON LODGE

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOWL BARROW (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 1040cm, Height 150cm.
Plan Form - Ovoid.
ROUND BARROW (IVINGHOE 3). AP'S (1950'S?) SHOW 4 OTHERS, ALL VERY CLOSE (B5).
NO TRACE OF OTHER BARROWS IN VICINITY. MAYBE REMAINS OF HOLLOW WAYS/LYNCHETS HERE WERE MISTAKEN FOR BARROWS. PROBABLE BARROW IS AT NGR (B7).
ALSO DESCRIBED AS A GALLOWS PLACE (B1-3).

Sources (8)

  • ---SBC17228 Aerial Photograph: 01/08/77. BCM 00/000. SP\968170. Yes.
  • ---SBC17542 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/90. BCM A5/6. SP\967168. Yes.
  • <1>SBC5596 Bibliographic reference: GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 1812 PT1 PP209-210.
  • <2>SBC6899 Article in serial: Rev W Hastings Kelke. 1856. 'THE DESECRATED CHURCHES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - PART 4: DEANERY OF MURSLEY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 PP187-192. Vol 1, part 5. p190.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp676,695.
  • <5>SBC4465 Article in serial: James Dyer. 1959. 'BARROWS OF THE CHILTERNS', IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 116 P16.
  • <7>SBC8338 Bibliographic reference: MEF & ARP 1977(APRIL) FIELD VISIT.
  • <8>SBC4642 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1992. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 96920 17080 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1399)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 4:28PM

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