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| Name: | Alleged barrow, Barrow-on-Trent |
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| HER No.: | 16716 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
'Remarkably large' barrow recorded in the parish in the 19th century. Not located - probably a reference to Round Hill barrow at Twyford.
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Parish: | BARROW UPON TRENT |
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Monument Type(s):
- BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Full Description
"In the parish of Barrow-upon-Trent, and not far from the river, is a remarkably large tumulus…" (1)
Not located. (2) Briggs may have been referring to Round Hill, Twyford [SMR 27414]. (3)
An examination of all available photography by the RCHME during the National Forest Project revealed no evidence of this barrow. (4)
<1> Briggs, J. J., 1862, The History of Melbourne (Bibliographic reference). SDR535.
<2> 1966, F1 BHS 27-Jun-66 (Bibliographic reference). SDR17843.
<3> 1982, R2 NAS RCHME 16-Nov-82 (Bibliographic reference). SDR17844.
<4> RCHME, 1995, New National Forest Survey: 922876, p912-3 (Index). SDR17845.
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR535 - Bibliographic reference: Briggs, J. J.. 1862. The History of Melbourne. |
| [2] | SDR17843 - Bibliographic reference: 1966. F1 BHS 27-Jun-66. |
| [3] | SDR17844 - Bibliographic reference: 1982. R2 NAS RCHME 16-Nov-82. |
| [4] | SDR17845 - Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 922876. p912-3. |
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