Barrow 122 (Colt Hoare) |
| Hob Uid: 219228 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Durrington
|
| Grid Ref : SU1512043520 |
| Summary : Bronze Age round barrow, listed by Grinsell as Durrington 65a. It was recorded by Colt Hoare in the early 19th century as lying just south of Durrington Walls (SU 14 SE 118), and he described it as "an elevated mound, bearing the appearance of a barrow". He excavated it to a depth of 11 feet without finding anything. There is no longer any trace of a barrow on the ground, although the approximate location of the barrow was subject to disturbance in the late 1960s during re-alignment of the A345. Wainwright suggested that the site of the barrow may have been represented by a group of pits or post holes designated Structure A during the 1966 excavations at Durrington Walls. Alternatively, given the location, Hoare may have actually dug into a remnant of the Durrington Walls enclosure bank. |
More information : Grinsell's 65a; SU 152435; bowl barrow. Recorded by Hoare,
it was south of Durrington Walls and east of the road. Opened to a
depth of 11 feet, but nothing found. (1)
Hoares plan shows it at approximately SU 15124352 and he describes
it as "an elevated mound, bearing the appearance of a barrow". (2)
There is no trace of a barrow on the ground but this area was
disturbed in 1967-8 during the re-alignment of the A345. (3)
Originally recorded as Durrington 65a by Goddard. (4)
The location of this alleged barrow lies within the area mapped from aerial photographs by both RCHME's Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP and EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project, but no conclusive evidence of a barrow could be found on the available photographs. (7) |