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THE CLUMP

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The probable remains of a Neolithic long barrow is visible as an earthwork, east of Warren Farm. The possible barrow has been considerably mutilated by stone digging. It has also been suggested that the remains are merely of quarrying for tilestone. The barrow is now planted by trees.

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(ST 77529322) Long Barrow (NR) (Remains of). (1)

A probable long barrow known locally as "The Clump", it is 130ft
long by 60ft wide by 5ft high, orientated from NE to SW. It has
been roughly dug over, and is now planted with trees and enclosed
by a modern wall. There is a local tradition of soldiers being
buried here, but the site is thought by Overy to be the possible
remains merely of quarrying for "tilestone". (Witts shows his
round barrow No 94 here on his map, but this may be due to his
wrongly locating ST 79 SE 14). (2-6)

This feature has been considerably mutilated by stone digging with
the result that there are now only amorphous remains which measure
up to 1.7m high. It seems probable that it was a long barrow.

Published survey (1:2500) revised. (7)

The possible barrow referred to above (1-7) was not visible on the available aerial photographs viewed as part of The Cotswold Hills NMP survey due to dense tree cover. (8)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1955

( 2) General reference

Long Barrows of the Cotswolds 1925 81 (OGS Crawford)

( 3) General reference

Rec 6" (OGS Crawford 8.12.1920)

( 4) General reference

T Bristol & Glos AS 79 1960 53 & 95 (O'Neil & Grinsell)

( 5) General reference

Arch Hndbk Glos 1883 Map (G B Witts)

( 6) General reference

Letter(C Overy per E M Clifford 11.4.51)

( 7) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JP 17-FEB-69

(8) RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment

Amanda Dickson/02-AUG-2010/English Heritage: Gloucestershire County Council: The Cotswold Hills NMP survey.

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A possible Bronze Age round barrow located west of 'The Clump' long barrow (Monument Number 205312) on Blackquarries Hill. The barrow was located on ...

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