Amesbury 56 (Goddard) |
| Hob Uid: 219513 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Amesbury, Winterbourne Stoke
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| Grid Ref : SU1105642914 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow, or possibly a bell barrow. It was listed by Goddard and Grinsell as Amesbury 56, located within the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus (Monument Number 219546) and forming part of the Cursus barrow cemetery (Monument Number 219681). The round barrow was excavated by Colt Hoare in the early 19th century (Barrow 43). He found a primary inhumation accompanied by a bronze dagger and a polished pebble. In addition there were two secondary burials, one of a child, and the other an adult with a 'drinking cup' (Beaker). The mound survives 1.5m high and about 25m in diameter. |
More information : (SU 11034291) Tumulus (NR) (site of) (1)
SU 11054291; Amesbury 56, a bowl barrow 72ft in diameter and 6ft high. (2) Excavations by Colt Hoare (Barrow 43) located a primary inhumation with a bronze dagger and a polished banded pebble (DM 782-3) and two secondary inhumations. (3-4)
Amesbury 56 may be a bell barrow with an overspread berm. Height 1.7m. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (5)
Originally recorded as Amesbury 56 by Goddard. (6)
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. (8)
Surveyed at 1:1000 in 2010; the barrow mound survives 1.5m high and about 25m in diameter; there is no surface trace of a ditch; there is a slight mound on the summit but whether this is a secondary construction or the result of later disturbance is unclear. (9)
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