More information : 'A' (SU 21694631) (1) 'A' Grinsell's Milston 40. A long barrow orientated E - W with ploughed down side ditches. Length 88ft width 50ft, height 4ft. (2) 'A' SU21694633. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Originally recorded as Milston 40 by Goddard (4), with an additional description by Cunnington. (5)
This long barrow is positioned 40m N of Milston 39. The mound is 28m long, 14m wide and 1.25m high. It is more rectangular than oval in outline, with a slightly higher central portion 14m x 7m in area. Two flanking side ditches are extant, each 22m in length. Surveyed at 1:500 by RCHME field staff as part of the SPTA Project (see project archive for further details). (6) |