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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 94 NW 11
Type of record:Monument
Name:Egerton round barrow

Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow is situated to the south west of Steed house near the village of Egerton. The barrow, constructed of sandy loam and some sandstone, has an average diameter of 19.0 m. and is 2.0 m. in height: there is no evidence of a ditch. The site is now overgrown with trees and bushes, but otherwise it remains in good condition condition. The area is registered as a scheduled ancient monument


Grid Reference:TQ 9110 4734
Map Sheet:TQ94NW
Parish:EGERTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1012266: BOWL BARROW 350M SOUTH-EAST OF EGERTON CHURCH

Full description

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Egerton round barrow situated south west of Steed house. [Steed House is shown at TQ 9127 4748 on O.S. 6" 1909](1) TQ 9110 4735. A round barrow is situated 300.0m. SE of the village of Egerton, upon the gentle NW facing slope of a hill, a few feet below the top, at about 310 ft. o.D. The barrow, constructed of sandy loam and some sandstone, has an average diameter of 19.0 m. and is 2.0 m. in height: there is no evidence of a ditch. The profile shows some downhill slip. Overgrown with trees and bushes, otherwise condition good.(2) Surveyed at 1/2500 (3) TQ 911474, Round barrow south-west of Steed House, scheduled. (4)

From the National Heritage List for England: The monument includes a bowl barrow which comprises an earthen mound encircled by a now-infilled quarry ditch. The large and prominent mound measures 24m in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 2.5m above the level of the surrounding ground. The base of the mound has been truncated slightly but the mound appears to approximate closely to its original dimensions. The surrounding ditch has been completely infilled and is no longer visible. The mound and ditch together have a diameter of 29m.(5-7)


<1> M.O.W List of Anc Mon Eng & Wales,1958, p.45 (OS Card Reference). SKE46262.

<2> F1 ASP 15-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42117.

<3> F2 CFW 14-JAN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43239.

<4> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng Vol 2 1978 109 (OS Card Reference). SKE40693.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 11 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4759.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 11 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4760.

<7> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: M.O.W List of Anc Mon Eng & Wales,1958, p.45.
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-DEC-61.
<3>OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 14-JAN-64.
<4>OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng Vol 2 1978 109.
<5>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 11 - December, 1961.
<6>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 NW 11 - January, 1964.
<7>XYScheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #484 Barrow, ]