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Wilsford 73
Hob Uid: 1110667
Location : Wiltshire Wilsford cum Lake
Grid Ref : SU1201639777
Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow, listed by Grinsell as Wilsford 73 and part of the barrow cemetery recorded as SU 13 NW 1. Excavated in the early 19th century by Colt Hoare, who found ashes but no interment. The barrow has been almost completely levelled and is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is defined by a mound, surviving up to 0.2m high, surrounded by a ring ditch and has an overall diameter of 12m.
More information : A Bronze Age bowl barrow, listed by Grinsell as Wilsford 73 and part of the barrow cemetery recorded as SU 13 NW 1. Excavated in the early 19th century by Colt Hoare, who found ashes but no interment. The barrow has been almost completely levelled. (1-3) The barrow is visible as a cropmark and has been mapped from aerial photographs. It is defined by a mound surrounded by a ring ditch and has an overall diameter of 12m. It is centred at SU 1202 3978. (4-6) Wilsford 73 survives as a slight mound up to 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 Wilsford Barrows: Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project
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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

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU13NW625
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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 114
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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 73