More information : (SU 15206965) Devil's Den (NAT) Burial Chamber (NR) (1)
Preshute 3a; Long barrow, destroyed except for ruined remains of
chamber, re-set 1921. Orientated SE-NW, with larger end to SE.
Assessed by Passmore to have been 230ft x 130ft; there may have
been a forecourt originally. (2)
In 1921 the remains of the barrow were much spread and lowered
by ploughing but still visible. The chamber was about 70ft
inwards from the larger end. (3)
'Devil's Den' (name confirmed and in local usage) is situated
at 450ft OD, in arable, at the bottom of a broad shallow coombe.
The NE upright stone, supported at its outerbase by concrete, is
3.0m long, that on the SW is 2.6m long and leaning; both enclose
an overall ground width of 3.6m. Height to top of capstone
approx 2.5m. Two large fallen sarsens within the chamber possibly
represent end stones, and a further 16 (? field clearance)
sarsen fragments lie within the interior. The chamber, which
remains in good condition rests upon a grass covered mound,
diameter 7.6m, height 0.8m.
All other ground spread of the barrow is now ploughed out.
Divorced survey at 1:2500. (4)
The mound was mapped at 1:10,000 from APs by the Fyfield Down and Overton Mapping Project. No further information was recorded. (5) |