More information : (SU 11636685) East Kennett Long Barrow (NR) (1)
East Kennett 1, a Long Barrow, orientated SE/NW, 344 ft x 100 ft x 20 ft, ditches indicated by darker grass.
Probably chambered (sarsens protruding from the SE end). (2)
The long barrow is 99.0 metres by approximately 30.0 metres and is up to 4.2 metres high at the southern end and 2.5 metres high at the northern end.
Constructed on a north-east slope, its east side is much more substantial than the west. There are no traces of the side ditches. Tree covered.
Published survey 1:2500 revised. (3)
The barrow is described by Barker (4) who includes it in his inventory of chambered tombs in the Avebury area on the basis of antiquarian notes, suggesting that, as at West Kennet (SU 16 NW 59), sarsens formed part of revetment supporting a burial chamber, while the mound was probably mainly constructed of chalk derived from flanking ditches. [See West Kennet Long Barrow for further bibliography] (4)
Additional reference, including AP. (5)
An RCHME 1:2500 scale, level 3 air photographic survey (Event UID 936869) was carried out on this monument in January 1992. The site is extant as an earthwork and no changes were made to the record. The archive created by this project (Collection UID 936807) is held by RCHME. (6)
An analytical level 3 survey and investigation of the monument was carried out by English Heritage during spring 2005. Fallen trees and badger diggings had damaged portions of the mound, while vegetation obscured subtle detail. Nevertheless, 1:1000 scale survey provided some indication that more than one phase of mound building activity could be identified and that the barrow may have been enlarged. Surveyed measurements indicate that the barrow is 110 metres long, 35m wide and a maximum of 6.5m in height, which makes it the second largest in Wiltshire. Apart from small loose boulders, no earthfast sarsens were seen at the southeast end as indicated by authority (2). A full report is available in the Archaeological Investigation Report Series AI/10/2005. (7)
The neolithic long barrow survives as an earthwork on the latest 2006 lidar.
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