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Monument Number 210707
Hob Uid: 210707
Location : Wiltshire Berwick St. John
Grid Ref : ST9251020690
Summary : A bowl barrow located on the summit of Win Green Hill. The barrow mound measures 10 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high. There is a hollow in the centre of the mound, probably indicating an antiquarian excavation. Scheduled.
More information : ST 92512070. A bowl barrow at Win Green Clump, 12 paces in diameter and 1 1/2 feet in height, is the 'Beacnes hlawe' (= Beacon Barrow) (1) mentioned in charters of AD 955 and 958 (2). It is shown on Colt-Hoare's map. (1-3) ST 92512069 A small bowl barrow, 10.0m in diameter, and 0.5m high with a central mutilation; there is no visible ditch. It lies within the prominent circular beech clump on the summit of Win Green Hill. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. (4) Scheduling amended. (5)

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Source details : VCH Wilts 1 1957 156 (L V Grinsell)
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Source details : Arch J 77 1920 59 (G B Grundy)
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Source details : Anc Hist of S Wilts 1812 map between 236-7 (R Colt-Hoare)
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Source details : F1 CC 27-JUL-78
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Source details : EH Scheduling amendment, 24-APR-2002
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 33572
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 92 SW 21
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-07-27
End Date : 1978-07-27

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 210707