More information : (ST 93895239) Long Barrow (GT). (1)
A long barrow at Tinhead, 210 feet long, 70 feet wide and 12
feet high, orientated ENE/WSW. It is on arable land and the
side ditches were just visible in 1936. Excavated by J Thurnam
in 1864, who stated that it had been rifled before but he found
traces of human remains at the east end with sherds of coarse
black pottery nearby, probably Windmill Hill ware. The sherds
are in the British Museum: Acc No 1873. 12-19, 194. Planted
with trees. It is named 'Long Barrow' on the Tithe Map. (2-4)
The barrow is about 63 metres long and has a maximum height at
either end of 3.0 metres. Both sides, which were originally
parallel, are extensively mutilated where large scoops of earth
have been removed. Surveyed at 1:2500. (5)
Upon the summit of Tinhead Hill, a much mutilated, tree planted,
long barrow as described above, its side ditches are no longer
apparent.
No change to field report of 21.10.68. 1:2500 AM survey still
correct; transfered to PFD. (6)
Originally recorded as Edington 7 by Goddard (7) with a description of the barrow given by Cunnington (8).
Tinhead Barrow (ST41) with Kinnes Type A ditches. The pottery recovered is of a plain bowl. (9)
The mound is now almost rectangular with rounded ends, havind been greatly affected by ploughing, but was likely to have originally been trapezoidal. It measures 62m long and 17m at its widest, though a slightly offset shallow mound, 1m high, at the E end suggests that it was once 15m longer and has been curtailed by ploughing, and reaching a length of 77m and width of 29m.
Of the flanking ditches the N has been ploughed out and only a trace survives. The S example though is 62m long, 14m wide and 0.6m deep. Both are separated from the mound by a berm 2m wide. Surveyed at 1:500 by RCHME field staff as part of the SPTA Project. Further details can be found within the project archive. (10) |