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Monument Number 215853

Hob Uid: 215853
Location :
Wiltshire
Bishops Cannings
Grid Ref : SU0474066400
Summary : Three Bronze Age bowl barrows situated 250 metres north east of Shepherds Shore on Bishops Cannings Down. All 3 mounds have been reduced by cultivation. The southern most barrow was excavated in the 1850s when a crouched female skeleton was found. Faint traces of all three round barrows are visible on aerial photographs. Scheduled.
More information : (SU 04756639) TUMULI (LB)
(SU 04776637) TUMULUS (LB) (Site of)(TI). (1)

Bishops Cannings 50,51,52.
(A) 50 - SU 04746641 - Bowl 34 x 3/4 ft.
(B) 51 - SU 04756639 - Bowl 30 x 3/4 ft
(C) 52 - SU 04776638 - Bowl 24 x 1/2 ft
Excavated by J. Thurnham. Primary crouched female skeleton found with head to north. (2)

(A) SU 04746640, an almost ploughed out bowl barrow 0.2 metres high.

(B) SU 04756638, an almost ploughed out bowl barrow 0.3 metres high.

There is no trace of (C). (3)

The three Bronze Age barrows, referred to by the previous authorities, are faintly visible on aerial photographs. `A', `B' and `C' or Bishops Cannings 50-52 are visible as cropmarks of slight mounds 10 metres (`A' and `B') and 5m (`C') in diameter. (4-5)

Three Bronze Age bowl barrows situated 250 metres north east of Shepherds Shore on Bishops Cannings Down. All 3 mounds have been reduced by cultivation. Scheduled.(6)
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Source details : O.S. 6" Prov. Ed.
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Source details : L Grinsell: Archaeological Gazetteer
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Source details : F1 ANK 07-MAY-1968
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Source details : J Thurnam: Examination of Barrows on the Downs of North Wiltshire...
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Source details : RAF CPE/UK/1821 5070-1 04-NOV-1946
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : EH scheduling amendment, 26-OCT-1995
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Crouched Inhumation, Round Barrow
Evidence : Levelled Earthwork, Find, Cropmark
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 627
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 625
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 21869
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 626
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 06 NW 12
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1854-01-01
End Date : 1854-12-31
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-05-07
End Date : 1968-05-07
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
Start Date : 1997-08-01
End Date : 1998-12-01