Title: |
An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Quomp Copse, Hurn, Dorset |
Number of Pages: |
24 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken in advance of proposed leisure activities. The site contained a number of prehistoric barrows and it was proposed to use the woodland adjoining for paintball games. It was proposed to exclude the barrows from these games as they were a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Research suggested that Quomps Copse had formerly been part of an extensive area of common land centred on Sopley Common to the east. This area was clearly much favoured for Bronze Age funerary monuments such as round barrows, with large numbers being scattered in this region. The five conjectured barrows in Quomp Copse were situated on a high ridge overlooking more fertile farmland, a typical favoured site for barrow siting. It was concluded that all five were likely to have been Bronze Age barrows although those at each end seemed to have been enclosed in a bank and a ditch in the post-medieval period for use as tree planting mounds. It was likely that this planting was undertaken in the later 18th or 19th century to enhance the view in that direction from Hurn Court, a substantial post-medieval mansion on the site of a monastic farm. Some minor banks and ditches were also recorded in the area, but these were thought to have been post-medieval features of minor archaeological significance. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Christopher K Currie
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Publisher: |
CKC Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2005
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Hurn Court |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Sopley Common |
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Subjects / Periods: |
BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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18th (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2005
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: QUOMP COPSE, HURN Study area: 5.4ha Investigation type: Desk-based District: Christchurch Monument: BANK (EARTHWORK). Post-medieval (1540-1901), DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BARROW. Bronze Age Ngr: SZ13009630 Parish: Hurn Postcode:
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |