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| Name: | Mound/Tumuli, South-East of Hoarstone Farm, Kidderminster |
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| HER Reference: | WSM04106 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 797 765 |
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| Map Sheet: | SO77NE |
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| Parish: | Kidderminster Foreign, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire |
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Monument Types
- MOUND (BRONZE AGE - 2350 BC to 801 BC)
Full description
"Tumuli". As far as I know have never been excavated. All seem unnatural features in the local landscape. [1]
2 small mounds, 1 being a lot smaller than the other. It looks like they were probably just 1 as the area between is raised and very uneven, as if it had been dug over. Mound c. 20' high at its highest point. Field to north a lot higher than field to south. South-west end of mound revetted by low wall of cut sandstone blocks which are not mortared together, both look artificial. [2]
Letter to Mrs Alice Parker concerning tumuli at Hoarstone Farm, from a Mr. H. Ronald Ashford, 8/4/1940. [3]
Letter from a Ms. H. A. White in response to a Mr. I. Walker reporting archaeological sites within the Bewdley area, the letter refers to these areas being assessed by an unnamed Archaeologist, agrees with source 2, also mentions WSM12015 and WSM03994. [4]
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Correspondence: Crumpton. 7.1991. Correspondence. Parish File. |
| <2> | Personal Comment: Wichbold D. 1991. Site visit. SMR Card. |
| <3*> | Correspondence: H. Ronald Ashford. 8/4/1940. Letter regarding tumuli at Hoarstone Farm. |
| <4*> | Correspondence: Ms. H. A. White. 6/12/1991. Letter regarding several sites in Bewdley area reported by a Mr. I. Walker. |
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