Monument record 0173600000 - 500YDS S OF IVINGHOE BEACON

Summary

Bronze Age round barrow recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1009546: BOWL BARROW ON IVINGHOE HILLS, 480M SOUTH OF IVINGHOE BEACON TRIG PILLAR: PART OF THE BEACON HILL ROUND BARROW CEMETERY
  • Planning Notification Area: Complex of Prehistoric hillfort, barrows and other earthworks on Ivinghoe Hill

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Type and Period (1)

  • ROUND BARROW (ROUND BARROW:DITCHED, Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0007 m Height 0001
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
TUMULUS (B1).
ROUND BARROW ('IVINGHOE 5'), HT 5-6FT, DITCHED, 1 OF 2 (B2).
SILTED-UP DITCH VISIBLE, 2M WIDE. MOUND MUTILATED & FLATTENED. AT NGR (B3-4).
HUMAN SKULL FOUND PROTRUDING FROM ERODED MOUND TOP. SAXON SECONDARY BURIAL? (B5).
SCHEDULED (B6).

Sources (8)

  • ---SBC19569 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 1946 RAF Vertical APs. SP96501610. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p158.
  • <2>SBC4456 Article in serial: DYER J F 1959 BARROWS OF THE CHILTERNS IN ARCHAEOLOGICALJOURNAL116P16"".
  • <3>SBC10453 Map: OS 1973 1:2500 MAP.
  • <4>SBC11051 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP91 NE20,FEB 1971.
  • <5>SBC14640 Bibliographic reference: SMITH MR A & FARLEY M E MAY 1982.
  • <6>SBC23966 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1992. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <7>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p179.

Location

Grid reference SP 95956 16386 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13449)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14163)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1399)

Record last edited

Oct 28 2024 6:53PM

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