Details

The monument includes a round barrow located at the junction of two forest
tracks on level ground overlooking Little Gill, towards the southern edge of
the Tabular Hills.

The barrow has a well-defined earth mound which measures 20m in diameter
and stands 2.2m high. The barrow lies within a dense concentration of
prehistoric burial monuments in an area which also includes the remains of
prehistoric land division.

MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.

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Reasons for Scheduling

Round barrows are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to
the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC.
They were constructed as earthen mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered
single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as
cemeteries and often acted as a focus of burials in later periods. Often
superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit
regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. There are
over 10,000 surviving examples recorded nationally (many more have already
been destroyed), occurring across most of Britain, including the Wessex area
where it is often possible to classify them more closely, for example as bowl
or bell barrows. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major
historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation in
form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the
diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric
communities. They are particularly representative of their period and a
substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.

Despite the limited disturbance on the top of the barrow caused by rabbit
burrowing, Fox Howe round barrow has survived well. It has not been
subject to any antiquarian excavation, which adds to the importance of the
monument. Significant information about the original form of the barrow
and the burial placed within it will be preserved. Evidence for earlier
land use and the contemporary environment will also survive below the
barrow mound.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Books and journals
Dalby Forest Survey, (1996)

Source: Historic England