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Amesbury 26 (Goddard)

Hob Uid: 932555
Location :
Wiltshire
Amesbury
Grid Ref : SU1345142027
Summary : A multi-phase Bronze Age bowl barrow survives as earthworks. It is the southernmost of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows (Monument Number 219753). The round barrow comprises a circular mound, of at least two phases and circa 1.9 metres high; the base measures 20m in diameter and the summit is circa 6m across. The round barrow was listed as Amesbury 26 by Goddard (1913) and as a bowl barrow by Grinsell (1957). Part of the surrounding ditch was observed during the excavation of a water pipeline in 1980. No finds were recovered, but the ditch appeared to be of two distinct phases. The round barrow was included in the RCHME's (1990) Level 3 survey after tree blown damage to the cemetery; additional observations were made in April 2011 as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS landscape project - Level 1 survey.
More information : `A'- SU 13454203: Amesbury 26, a bowl barrow 105ft in diameter, 9ft high. (1)

Amesbury 26; a bowl barow 1.9m high and about 20m in diameter. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (2)

Originally recorded as Amesbury 26 by Goddard. (3)

Part of the barrow ditch was observed during the excavation of a water pipeline. It was found to be badly disturbed by tree root activity but appeared to be of two phases, a flat-bottomed ditch and a ditch with more sloping sides. No finds were recovered. (4)

The barrow falls within the area mapped from aerial photographs by both RCHME's Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP and EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. It has been included on the survey maps, but is covered by trees, and no further information could be added from aerial photographic evidence. (6)

The round barrow was recorded in April 2011 using handheld GPS (with an accuracy of circa 1m) as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS Landscape project - Level 1 survey. A break in slope was observed around the mound at 5m from its approximate centre [SU 13449 42033]. The upper mound is 0.6m high and the break is berm-like in places. There are hints of another break in slope at a lower level, together with animal and tree disturbance. (7)
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Source details : LV Grinsell: Archaeological Gazetteer
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Source details : F1 ANK 21-DEC-70
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Source details : EH Goddard: A list of prehistoric, Roman and pagan Saxon antiquities in the county of Wiltshire...
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Source details : English Heritage: Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project
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Source details : Sharon Bishop/23-JUN-2011/English Heritage: Stonehenge WHS Landscape - Level 1 survey
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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
Evidence : Earthwork
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU14SW769
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10465
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 14 SW 362
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1990-02-01
End Date : 1990-03-01
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1994-12-01
End Date : 1995-08-01
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2001-02-01
End Date : 2001-07-01
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2011-04-01
End Date : 2011-09-01