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| Name: | Mound/Tumuli southeast of Hoarstone Farm, Kidderminster |
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| HER Reference: | WSM04107 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 798 763 |
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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}
A small steep sided mound about 20' high, situated on a rising outcrop of sandstone, looks artificial. {2}
Letter to a Mrs. Alice Parker from a Mr H. Ronald Ashford concerning tumuli at Hoarstone Farm, 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. 11.1991. 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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