Monument record 1765 - Bronze Age Funerary Site, Irthlingborough

A dispersed group of Bronze Age round barrows. Each mound occupied the northern extemity of a low spur or ridge aligned north to south. All but one, which is a Scheduled Monument, have now been destroyed by quarrying. See individual monuments for further information.

{1} The barrow group is clearly not closely aggregated but forms a dispersed arrangement with a minimum 120m and maximum 270m interval between mounds. Each mound occupies the northern extremity of a low spur or ridge running north-south. This must be a purposeful and uniform locating arrangement given the wide range of choice for possible siting. Considering the general geographical situation shared by the group, their structural similarites, and the consistent siting arrangement, the Irthlingborough mounds must be seen as a dispersed by integral group.

<1> Garwood, P., 1985, Irthlingborough Barrow Group 1985: A Summary Interim Assessment of the 1985 Survey, and Proposals For Future Work, (checked) (Interim Report). SNN46797.

<2> Robinson, M., A Preliminary Environmental Archaeological Investigation of the Irthlingborough Barrow Group, (unchecked) (Draft). SNN109814.

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