206914
RODMEAD HILL
BRONZE AGE ROUND BARROW
-2600 to -700
ST 82223590. Near Rodmead Wood. Two round barrows; round barrow (site of).
ST 82233594 and ST 82243591 : Two bowl barrows, 6 ft and 10 ft in diameter, 1 and 1 1/2 ft high respectively. Both were discovered by Grinsell in 1951. (1) ST 82223591. A small unsurveyable swelling 0.2m high may mark the site of another barrow.
Group surveyed at 1:2500. (2) 'A' A circular mound, probably a barrow, measures 10.0m diameter and 0.3m high. 'B' An oval mound, measuring 12m by 7.5m and 0.2m high, is possibly a barrow. 'C' No trace of mound now remains. The mounds are now under plough.
26-01-14