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Monument Number 927307
Hob Uid: 927307
Location : Wiltshire Collingbourne Ducis
Grid Ref : SU2304651645
Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of the Cow Down Barrow Cemetery. The barrow was designated as Collingbourne Ducis 15 by Grinsell (1957) and survives as an earthwork 24 metres in diameter and up to 0.8 metres high. Excavations by W C Lukis in 1855 revealed primary and secondary cremations.
More information : (NB. This barrow was originally recorded as part of Monument HOB UID 224506 - NMR SU 25 SW 30. Please see this record for additional information). [Centred SU 229515] Tumuli [NR]. (1) Barrow K: SU 23055165, Collingbourne Ducis 15, a bowl barrow 24 paces in diameter, 3 feet high (4.5 feet in Lukis's time) (2). Excavated by Lukis (Barrow WCL 10) who located a primary and three secondary cremations, each was encircled by flints. (3) Barrow K: A bowl barrow 0.8 metres high, under pasture with no trace of a ditch. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4) Originally recorded as Collingbourne Ducis 15 by Goddard. (5) A bowl barrow 24 metres in diameter with no traces of a ditch. Partial excavation in the 19th century revealed several cremations. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1926
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Cremation
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 119
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10067
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU25SW661
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 25 SW 190
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1855-01-01
End Date : 1855-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 927307