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Wilsford 68
Hob Uid: 1110641
Location : Wiltshire Wilsford cum Lake
Grid Ref : SU1187039823
Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow, listed by Grinsell as Wilsford 68 and part of the barrow cemetery recorded as SU 13 NW 1. Excavated in the early 19th century by Colt Hoare, who found the scattered remains of a human skeleton and burnt bones. The barrow is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark of a circular mound with a diameter of 18m; this is surrounded by a ditch and then a broad bank giving the barrow an overall diameter of 28.5m. The barrow survives as a low oval mound.
More information : A Bronze Age bowl barrow, listed by Grinsell as Wilsford 68 and part of the barrow cemetery recorded as SU 13 NW 1. Excavated in the early 19th century by Colt Hoare, who found the scattered remains of a human skeleton and burnt bones. (1-3) The barrow has been mapped from aerial photographs and is visible as a cropmark of a circular mound with a diameter of 18m, this is surrounded by a ditch and then a broad bank giving the barrow an overall diameter of 28.5m. It is possible that the barrow survives as a low mound. (4-6) Wilsford 68 survives as a slight oval mound, no more than 0.2m high; surveyed at 1:1000. (7)

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Source details : Grinsell, LV. Archaeological Gazetteer
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Source details : NMR SU 1239/7-10 (CAP LK77-80) 22-APR-1953
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Source details : NMR SU 1139/13 (930/41-42) 12-MAY-1976
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Source details : NMR SU 1139/45 (4497/13) 30-MAR-1990
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Source details : MCB Bowden 2010 Wilford Barrows: Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project, EH
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Vol(s) : 108-2010

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Cropmark, Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Object Type : HUMAN REMAINS, CREMATION
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU13NW618
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 060
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 13 NW 107
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2001-02-01
End Date : 2001-07-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2008-01-01
End Date : 2013-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Wilsford 68