Dibden Bottom (Round Barrow(s)) near Southampton, Hampshire
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Close-up of the recent damage to the southern member of this group of barrows. The earth has been removed from about 1 foot outside the ditch to about 2 feet inside the bowl, but in the bowl does not go down as far as surrounding ground level. There is no sign of any man-made material. Given the growth of only a couple of little grasses, I think this was done in January or February 2009.
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The southern member of the group with that strange chunk dug out of it...
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The northwest member of the group, also the largest at about 5 foot high and about 14 foot diameter.
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Two barrows on the East side of the group, looking towards the road. Shallow and narrow ditches are visible, right up against the bowls.
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Fascinating group of four very small and very well-preserved bowl barrows. I wonder if they might be pagan Saxon; I shall have to delve into the records and get back to y’all on that. One of them (the southernmost) has had a big chunk of ditch and the outside edge of the mound dug away fairly recently. Why? Where has the spoil gone?