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Monument Number 887709
Hob Uid: 887709
Location : Wiltshire Codford
Grid Ref : ST9787142770
Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of the Aston Valley Barrow Cemetery situated south of Codford Down. The barrow, designated as Codford St Peter 5 by Grinsell (1957), is located to the south of the bell barrow (Monument HOB UID 887703 - ST 94 SE 57) and survives as an earthwork which has been spread by ploughing. The mound is 0.4 metres high and 21 metres in diameter. Excavations by William Cunnington in 1801 located a primary cremation and a possible axehammer. Partial re-excavation of the barrow by Rev. E H Steele in 1957 found it to be a scraped up barrow with no surrounding quarry ditch. The mound material contained beaker sherds, a contracted inhumation and traces of other secondary inhumations.
More information : (NB.This barrow was originally recorded as part of monument record HOB UID 211332 - ST 94 SE 9. Please see this record for additional information held for this barrow and barrow cemetery.) (Barrow E. ST 97874277) Tumuli (GT) (1) Barrow E. Codford St Peter 5, a bowl barrow, 22 paces in diameter, 4 feet high. Contained a probable primary cremation with a granodiorite battle axe and bone point. (2-3) The mound was excavated in 1957 by Rev. E.H Steele who found it to be a scraped-up mound with no ditch, the material of the mound contained a number of beaker sherds. The cremation, originally found by Hoare and left, was recovered for examination. A contracted inhumation burial was also found and casual finds of human bones on the surface indicate other secondary inhumations. (4) ST 97864277: Barrow E, consists of a spread mound 0.3 metres high. (5) No change; report of 7-Jan-1969 correct. (6) The barrow has been spread by ploughing and is 0.4 metres high and 21 metres in diameter. Partial excavation in 1957 showed that this is a scraped up barrow with no surrounding quarry ditch. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1969
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Source details : Grinsell L.V
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Vol(s) : 57, 1958-60

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Source details : F1 ANK 07-JAN-1969
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Source details : F2 MJF 27-JUN-1975
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Source Number : 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 : Bowl Barrow, Contracted Inhumation, Inhumation
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit, Stratified Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Contracted Inhumation, Inhumation
Object Type : AXE HAMMER
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 172
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 31665
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 94 SE 58
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1800-01-01
End Date : 1810-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1957-01-01
End Date : 1957-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-01-07
End Date : 1969-01-07

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-06-27
End Date : 1975-06-27

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 887709