Historic England research records

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 225125
Hob Uid: 225125
Location : Swindon Wanborough
Grid Ref : SU2392079140
Summary : A possible Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, but has been ploughed and is now visible as a cropmark. The barrow measures 28m in diameter. The barrow lies on the immediate east of a ring ditch of a probable ploughed barrow (SU 27 NW 80) to which it may be associated. Grinsell visited the site in 1949 and called it Wanborough 2. It is scheduled.
More information : (SU 23927914) Tumulus (NR) (1) Wanborough 2 - a circular mound visible on air-photographs(2), 'found' and described by Passmore as "a round barrow which has been gutted but which contained a sarsen cairn". Visited by Grinsell in 1949 and described by him as a probable bowl barrow, 25 paces in diameter x 3 ft high, much burrowed, but with a suggestion of a ditch. (2-4) A 28.0 metre diameter, 1.3 metre high bowl barrow. There is now no trace of a ditch. Under plough. Surveyed at 1:2500. (5) Round barrow 75 feet in diameter by 3 feet high. The ditch has been ploughed out. Scheduled WILTS 903. Visited 15.10.76. (6) The possible Bronze Age bowl barrow refered to by the previous authorities is visible as an earthwork and has been mapped from aerial photographs including those in reference 2. It has been ploughed level and is now visible as a cropmark. The barrow measures approximately 25m in diameter and is located at the grid reference given in reference 1. (7)

Sources :

Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : OS 6" 1960
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 2
Source :
Source details : RAF 106G/UK/1416 4287-8 14-APR-1946
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 3
Source :
Source details : Letter (A D Passmore 14.1.49)
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 4
Source :
Source details : VCH Wilts 1 pt 1 1957 194 (L V Grinsell)
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 5
Source :
Source details : F1 MJF 11-JAN-73
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 6
Source :
Source details : DOE (IAM) Record Form 18.10.76
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 7
Source :
Source details : NMR SU2379/5 (927/2) 29-APR-1976
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Cropmark

Components and Objects:

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 903
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 12284
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 27 NW 10
External Cross Reference Notes :

Related Warden Records :

Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-01-11
End Date : 1973-01-11

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 225125