MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

FANCY BARROWS

SEPTEMBER 1988

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

FANCY BARROWS

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Banked round barrow; Barrow, disc; Barrow, fancy; Barrow, round; Barrow, saucer; Barrow, Wessex type; Bell-disc barrow; Bermed barrow; Druid's barrow; Platformed round barrow; Round barrow, banked; Round barrow, bell-disc; Round barrow, disc shaped; Round barrow, fancy; Round barrow, platformed; Round barrow, saucer; Saucer barrow; Wessex barrow

Ordnance Survey map term: Tumulus

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : (a) Bell Barrow,
(b) Bell Disc Barrow,
(c) Disc Barrow,
(d) Pond Barrow,
(e) Saucer Barrow.