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Milston 39
Hob Uid: 909108
Location : Wiltshire Milston
Grid Ref : SU2170046240
Summary : A long barrow orientated east-west with berm and side ditches
More information : SU 21704624; A long barrow (1) Milston 39: A long barrow orientated east-west with a berm and side ditches. Length 160ft, width 70ft, height 7ft. Visible on APs (2-3) SU 21714625; long barrow re-surveyed at 1:2500. (4) Originally recorded as Milston 39 by Goddard (5), additional description by Cunnington. (6) Oriented ENE-WSW, this mound is 48m long and a maximum of 18m wide, inclusive of a berm or raised platform on which the mound appears to have been placed. The maximum height is 2.5m reducing to to 1m. Two flanking, slightly curving side ditches are present. Surveyed at 1:500 by RCHME field staff as part of the SPTA Project (see project archive for further details). (7)

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Source details : OS 6" Prov. 1961
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Source details : VCH Wilts 1 1957, 142 (L.V Grinsell)
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Source details : Crawford AP 1080, 965
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Source details : F1 MJF 01-MAR-1971
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Source details : Wilts Archaeol. Natur. Mag. 38. 1913-14, 291 (E.H Goddard)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Wilts Archaeol. Natur. Mag. 38, 1913-14, 395 (M.E Cunnington)
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : D Field/2-2-95/RCHME:SPTA Project
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Long Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU24NW102
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 24 NW 93
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
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Milston 39