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Everleigh Barrow Group

Hob Uid: 220070
Location :
Wiltshire
Everleigh
Grid Ref : SU1842656033
Summary : A Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on West Everleigh Down. The barrow cemetery comprises five barrows; two bell barrows, two bowl barrows and a disc barrow. Four of the barrows were excavated by J Thurnham between 1853 and 1857. Primary cremations were recorded in the two bell barrows. One of the bell barrows was also found to contain an intrusive Roman or Saxon inhumation. No structures or finds were recorded in the disc barrow and one of the bowl barrows. The other bowl barrow was now excavated. Ordnance Survey field investigations in April 1973 found that four of the barrows survived as earthworks, three of which were well preserved. One had been erased by ploughing.
More information : (NB. The barrows originally recorded as part of this record have now been recorded individually, please see child records for details)

(SU 18425602) Everleigh Barrows (LB). (1)

A barrow cemetery comprising five bowl, bell and disc barrows. Excavations carried out by Thurnham located a single primary cremation in two of the barrows (Everleigh 1 and 2) one accompanied by grave goods. One of these barrows also had an intrusive Roman or Early Medieval burial. The remaining barrows proved to be unproductive. (2-3)

Four of the barrows survive as earthworks, the two bell barrows (Monument HOB UID 918546 - SU 15 NE 84 and HOB UID 918557 - SU 15 NE 85) and disc barrow (HOB UID 918569 -SU 15 NE 86) are well preserved. One of the bowl barrows (HOB UID 918572 - SU 15 NE 87) is in a poor condition. The other bowl barrow (HOB UID 918578 - SU 15 NE 88) has been erased by ploughing. (4)

The original barrow numbers were originally recorded by Goddard. (5)

Additional reference. (6)

Everleigh Barrows: A nucleated group of four barrows excavated in the 19th century. The two bell barrows produced cremations, this disc and bowl barrows were unproductive. (7)



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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 : Barrow Cemetery, Bowl Barrow, Bell Barrow, Disc Barrow, Cremation
Evidence : Earthwork, Levelled Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Possibly Roman
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Monument Type : Inhumation, Bell Barrow
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Possibly Early Saxon
Monument End Date : 649
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Inhumation, Bell Barrow
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Earthwork
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 124
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10005
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 654
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 656
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External Cross Reference Number : 657
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External Cross Reference Number : 658/U01
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 15 NE 22
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1853-01-01
End Date : 1857-12-31
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1853-01-01
End Date : 1857-12-31
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1853-01-01
End Date : 1857-12-31
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1853-01-01
End Date : 1857-12-31
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-04-03
End Date : 1973-04-03