Bronze Age bowl barrow, Lawford Park (EHER 2710)

A Bronze Age round barrow or bowl barrow in Lawford Park, excavated in 1812 when two urns were recovered. The profile now flattened and hollow in the centre.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Round barrow in Lawford Park, excavated in 1812 when two urns were recovered. four ring-ditches are to the south (see EHER 2712), further ring-ditches are to the SW (see TM03-062, 2765). <1> In 1957 the feature was described by the OS as a bowl barrow profile now flattened, hollow in centre, in fair condition. <2> <3> Other refs: <4> <5> Scheduled, 1984. <6> Site visit 1985 Still stands around 3ft high, in a ploughed field. "It is one of the very few prehistoric burial mounds in Essex still upstanding". Still has signs of the 1812 excavation. On top of barrow some mature pine trees. <7> Site Assessment Barrows are scarce in Essex, Tendring District is below average in this respect. Site is close to SAM 175 (see TM03-014, 0002) where ring ditches appear on APs. "Perhaps this is part of a large Bronze Age burial area". <7> A contour survey was carried out in 2003, it noted that the mound had suffered considerable damage in the past. The survey recorded the current state of the mound and will act as a baseline for future monitoring and protection.<8> Recommendations for conservation of the round barrow were prepared by ECC. <10> Geophysical survey of the area surrounding the Mount Park Round Barrow was carried out in 2003 to see whether there was any trace of a ditch system to determine the full extent of the barrow. Most of the ring ditch system had been ploughed out over time. In the lowest area of the field a sufficiently positive magnetic signal was found to enable an estimate of the diameter and location of the ring ditch. There was also some indication that there might have been a second, concentric, ditch. <9> <11> <12> Additional reference <13>