Monument Number 859223 |
| Hob Uid: 859223 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Winterbourne Stoke
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| Grid Ref : SU1054044380 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age disc barrow, listed by Grinsell as Winterbourne Stoke 50, and part of the barrow group recorded as SU 14 SW 19. Possibly excavated by Cunnington in the early 19th century. Colt Hoare lists two sets of finds from disc barrows in this group, probably this one and Winterbourne Stoke 49 (SU 14 SW 299). These comprise an interment and a "broken dart of brass"; and burnt bones, amber rings and beads, jet beads and the point of a "brass dart". Excavations by Vatcher in 1961 identified a central grave pit with a bronze awl, surrounded by a stake-hole circle 7.3 metres in diameter. The ditch, 41.5 metres in diameter, contained a human skull. Romano-British pottery was found in the ploughsoil. Only the ditch and traces of the outer bank survive as earthworks. |
More information : `H'- SU 10544440; Winterbourne Stoke 50, a disc barrow, mound 40ft in diameter, 1 ft high. Has been ploughed out. Colt Hoare's barrow 59, previously opened by Cunnington. (1-2)
A very low disc barrow. Only the shallow ditch and traces of the outer bank can be seen. The diameter is c. 44m. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (3)
Originally recorded as Winterbourne Stoke 50 by Goddard (4).
(SU 10544438) A badly ploughed out disc barrow which together with Winterbourne Stoke 49 (SU 14 SW 299) appeared to be excavated by Cunnington. Colt Hoare refers to finds from two disc barrows in this group; a) interment and a `broken dart of brass'; b) burnt bones, amber rings and beads, jet beads and a point of a `brass dart'. It is not certain which barrow each of these finds groups were from. Excavations by Vatcher in 1961 identified a central grave pit containing a bronze awl, and surrounded by a stake circle 7.3m in diameter. A scatter of stake holes was also recorded. The ditch had an overall diameter of 41.5m and contained a human skull. (5-6)
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on early aerial photographs, and on later photographs appears as a cropmark. It has been mapped by both RCHME's Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP and EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. (8-10) |