Monument record 0146600000 - DROPMORE, BURNHAM - Root Mound
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Late 18th or early 19th century ornamental prospect mound (DBC9299)
Map
Type and Period (3)
- (Former Type) ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- PROSPECT MOUND? (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- ARBOUR? (Post-Medieval to 19th Century - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
NEAR DROPMORE MANSION IS STUB MOUND: ARTIFICIAL EMBANKMENT FORMED OF OLD ROOTS OF TREES & GRAVEL, PLANTED WITH FERNS & SHRUBS, FROM WHICH A VIEW OF 40-50 MILES IS OBTAINED (B1).
ROOT MOUND, POSSIBLY A BELL BARROW (B2).
PROB NOT BARROW, BUT NATURAL GRAVEL OUTCROP ALTERED WHEN ARBOUR MADE ON SUMMIT (B3).
(SU 92438574) Root Mound (NAT) (B5).
Root Mound at Dropmore, possibly a bell barrow [Former interpretation] (B2).
A short distance from the mansion (of Dropmore) is a spot known as Stub Mound, an artificial embankment formed of old roots of trees and gravel, planted with ferns and various shrubs (B1).
This is an extremely doubtful bell barrow; it is probably a natural sand and gravel outcrop which has been considerably altered during the construction of an arbour on its summit (B6).
No further information.
Published survey (25") correct. (B7).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B8)
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p819.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p79.
- <3>SBC11167 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 NW 02 (FILED).
- <4>SBC11893 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1987. PERS COMM, AND INFORMATION FROM BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <5>SBC27310 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1961. OS 1961 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <6>SBC28224 Verbal communication: Arthur Clarke. 1954. Field Investigators Comments - A Clark - F1 AC 28 -JAN-1954.
- <7>SBC28225 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F2 JRL 20-SEP-74.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92430 85740 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 18 2025 4:03PM
