| Summary : A Neolithic long barrow, surveyed by RCHME as part of a project focusing on the earthworks of Salisbury Plain Training Area. It is extant as an earthwork mound 55 metres long and up to 21 metres wide, and orientated east-west. Maximum height is 3 metres. A ledge at the western end can be traced around the sides of the mound where it becomes a break in the slope. The lower part of the mound can be seen as a raised rectangular platform, with a slightly shorter trapezoidal mound 40 metres in length lying on top. The flanking ditches are still visible on the surface, that on the north being 1.5 metres deep and 8 to 9 metres wide. Listed by Grinsell as Figheldean 27. The earthwork remains of this barrow were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the RCHME: Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP project, and subsequently revised for the English Heritage Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. |
More information : (SU 12794535) Knighton Barrow (NAT) Long Barrow (NR) (1)
Figheldean 27; long barrow, 182' in length, no height or width
given. Orientated E/W. Deep side ditches. (2)
A well preserved long barrow save for some trenching in the west
end. The mound is 2.0m high, the ditch on the N side 1.7m deep and
that on the S side 0.7m deep.
Surveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Originally recorded as Figheldean 27 by Goddard. According to Goddard, William Stukeley recorded finding a bronze axe in the barrow. Part of a socketed axe (SU 14 SE 125) found in a cottage at Durrington is said to have come from the area of this barrow, but cannot be identified as Stukeley's axe. (4)
This rectangular mound was surveyed at 1:500 as part of the RCHME:SPTA Project (see project archive for further details). It is oriented E-W and stands to over 3m in height. It measures 55m in length and 21m at its widest, E end. The is an indication of phasing. A ledge at the W end can be traced around the sides of the mound where it becomes a break in slope. The lower part of the mound can be seen as a raised rectangular platform, with a slightly shorter trapezoidal mound 40m in length lying on top. Of the flanking ditches the N is the best preserved at 1.5m deep and 8-9m wide. (5)
The earthwork remains of the Neolithic long barrow described by the previous authorities were seen centred at SU 1278 4535 and mapped from aerial photographs. The barrow appeared as a well preserved elongated mound on the northern edge of Larkhill Barracks. The site was mapped at 1:10,000 scale as part of the RCHME: Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP project, and subsequently revised for the English Heritage Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. (7-8) |