Wilsford 14 (Goddard) |
| Hob Uid: 943186 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Wilsford cum Lake
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| Grid Ref : SU1193141263 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age disc barrow survives as earthworks. It has been recorded as part of the Normanton Down (Centre) barrow group (Monument Number 219537) and forms part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery (Monument Number 1531088). The round barrow was excavated in the early 19th century by Sir Richard Colt Hoare (Barrow 149) who found it had been opened previously, probably by Stukeley in 1723 who found a primary cremation. The round barrow was listed as Wilsford 14 by Goddard and subsequently by Grinsell. It was surveyed at a scale of 1:1000 in April 2010 as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project. The surviving earthworks have an overall diameter of 64.5m and comprise three small mounds located on a circular platform defined by a ring ditch and concentric outer bank. The small central mounds suggest several construction phases. The central mound is largest: it stands 0.2m high, its top measures 8m in diameter and its base is 14m. It appears to overlie the eastern end of slight oval platform on which sits an additional mound to the west. The third mound is NNE of the platform's centre. The platform measures circa 43m in diameter and the surrounding ring ditch is circa 8m wide and 0.4m deep. The outer bank is 0.4m high and circa 5m wide except to the north-west, where Wilsford 14 abuts Wilsford 11 (Monument Number 943183). The chronological relationship of these two round barrows is not clear from the earthworks. |
More information : `M' - SU 11924125; Wilsford 14, a very good example of a dosc barrow with a total diameter of 200ft. (1) Colt Hoare's barrow 149 which had probably been opened by Stukeley who located a cremation. (2)
Wilsford 14; a fine example of a disc barrow. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Originally recorded as Wilsford 14 by Goddard. (4)
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, and has been mapped by both RCHME's Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP and EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. (6-7)
The Bronze Age disc barrow referred to above (1-7) survives as earthworks, which were surveyed at a scale of 1:1000 in April 2010 as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project. the site has been recorded as part of the Normanton Down (Centre) barrow group (Monument Number 219537) and forms part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery (Monument Number 1531088). The surviving earthworks have an overall diameter of 64.5m and comprise three small mounds located on a circular platform defined by a ring ditch and concentric outer bank. The small central mounds suggest several construction phases. The central mound is largest: it stands 0.2m high, its top measures 8m in diameter and its base is 14m. It appears to overlie the eastern end of slight oval platform on which sits an additional mound to the west. The third mound is NNE of the platform's centre. The platform measures circa 43m in diameter and the surrounding ring ditch is circa 8m wide and 0.4m deep. The outer bank is 0.4m high and circa 5m wide except to the north-west, where Wilsford 14 abuts Wilsford 11 (Monument Number 943183). The chronological relationship of these two round barrows is not clear from the earthworks. (8) |