More information : (SU 18376458) Tumulus (NR). (1)
At Clench Common - Savernake 5; Bowl barrow, 25 paces x 6 ft,
with encircling ditch visible (2). Excavated by B H Cunnington
in 1861, when he gave measurements of 52 ft x 11 ft with a ditch
12 ft wide and 3 ft deep. The mound was heavily tree-covered
and a section was cut from the east side clean through to the
centre: it was unproductive. There had been no disturbance of
the mound, which Cunnington now regarded as a doubtful barow. (2-3)
A ditched mound situated in woodland on the S crest of Clench
Common. It measures 11.0m in overall diameter by 2.6m high with a
'tail' to the NE (ie facing the prevailing winds) and the remains
of an excavation trench on the E side. The mound is covered with
trees and scrub and the earthen slopes have a 'fresh' appearance.
Possibly a windmill mound though positive identification is
uncertain. Re-surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
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