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| Monument Name |
Lawford Park |
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| SMR Number |
2710 |
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| Summary |
Round barrow in Lawford Park, excavated in 1812 when 2 urns were recovered.. |
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| Description |
Round barrow in Lawford Park, excavated in 1812 when 2 urns were recovered. 4 ring-ditches to the south (see 2712), further ring-ditches to the SW (see TM03-062, 2765). <1> In 1957 described by OS as a bowl barrow profile now flattened, hollow in centre, in fair condition. <2> Other refs: <3> <4> Scheduled, 1984. <5> Still stands c3ft high, in a ploughed field. "It is one of the very few prehistoric burial mounds in Essex still upstanding". Still has signs of the 1812 excavation. On top of barrow some mature pine trees. <6>
A contour survey was carried out in 2003, it noted that the mound had suffered considerable damage in the past. The survey recorded the current state of the mound and will act as a baseline for future monitoring and protection.<7> Geophysical survey of the area surrounding the Mount Park Round Barrow was carried out in 2003 to see whether there was any trace of a ditch system to determine the full extent of the barrow. Most of the ring ditch system had been ploughed out over time. In the lowest area of the field a sufficiently positive magnetic signal was found to enable an estimate of the diameter and location of the ring ditch. There was also some indication that there might have been a second, concentric, ditch. <8>
Reccomendations for conservation of the round barrow were prepared by ECC. <8>
Site Assessment = Barrows are scarce in Essex, Tendring District is below average in this respect. Site is close to SAM 175 (see TM03-014, 0002) where ring ditches appear on APs. "Perhaps this is part of a large Bronze Age burial area". <6> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
ROUND BARROW (Dated 2350BC to 701BC)
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| Monument Class(es) |
EARTHWORK
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2350BC to 701BC Neolithic - Bronze Age
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| Status |
Scheduled Monument |
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| Administration Area |
LAWFORD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TM03SE
Ref: 081318 |
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| Finds |
POTTERY VESSEL (Dated 2350BC To 701BC)
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| Events |
PART EXCAV by Persons unknown,
Contour survey of barrow by FAU
Mount Park Round Barrow
management recommendations for Mount Park round barrow, Lawford Hall
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Sources
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Desc Text : No 12, p95, 98 (Priddy, DA in Lawson, AJ, Martin, EA and Priddy, DA)
Desc Text : SMR (Priddy, DA)
Mention : A History of Dedham (Jones, Rev. GA) Dated : 1907
Desc Text : TM03SE08 (unknown) Dated : 1957
Desc Text : A Late Bronze Age Barrow at Vinces Farm, Ardleigh (Erith, FH) Vol 3, p24 Dated : 1960
CORRESPONDENCE : DOE (Payne, PE) Dated : 1985
Desc Text : HBMC (Frost, JM) Dated : 1985
Desc Text : Geophysical Survey at Mount Park Round Barrow, Lawford Hall. (Black, A and Black, D) Dated : 2003
Desc Text : Geophysical Survey at The Mount Park Round Barrow site, Lawford Hall (Black, A and Black, D) Dated : 2003
Desc Text : Lawford Park Barrow, Lawford, Essex:Contour Survey. FAU Report P1177 (Archer, J and Clarke, R) Dated : 2003
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