Wilsford 9 (Goddard) |
| Hob Uid: 943178 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Wilsford cum Lake
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| Grid Ref : SU1185741320 |
| Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow survives as earthworks. It has been recorded as part of the Normanton Down (Centre) barrow group (Monument Number 219537) and forms part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery (Monument Number 1531088). The round barrow was excavated in the early 19th century by Sir Richard Colt Hoare (Barrow 153), who found that it had been disturbed previously. The round barrow was listed as Wilsford 9 by Goddard and subsequently by Grinsell. It was surveyed at a scale of 1:1000 in April 2010 as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project. The surviving earthworks have an overall diameter of 24m and comprise an irregular mound which stands 0.7m high; its top is west of centre and measures a maximum of 7.5m in diameter. The base of the mound measures 17.5m across. A break in slope on the eastern side of the mound provides a flattened area approximately 1.5m wide and 9m long, possibly suggesting two building phases or slumping following excavation. Shallow sections of ditch, circa 5m wide, flank the mound to the north-west and south-west. |
More information : `G' - SU 11854131; Wilsford 9, a ditched bowl barrow 57ft in diameter and 3ft high. A red deer antler (? pick) found on this barrow was given to Devizes Museum in 1920 by W.J Hemp (1). Excavations by Colt Hoare (Barrow 153) found that it had previously been disturbed. (2)
Wilsford 9, a bowl barrow 0.8m high with traces of a ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Originally recorded as Wilsford 9 by Goddard. (4)
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, and has been mapped by both RCHME's Salisbury Plain Training Area NMP and EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. (6-7)
The Bronze Age bowl barrow referred to above (1-7) was surveyed at a scale of 1:1000 in April 2010 as part of English Heritage's Stonehenge WHS Landscape Project. It has been recorded as part of the Normanton Down (Centre) barrow group (Monument Number 219537) and forms part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery (Monument Number 1531088). The surviving earthworks have an overall diameter of 24m and comprise an irregular mound which stands 0.7m high; its top is west of centre and measures a maximum of 7.5m in diameter. The base of the mound measures 17.5m across. A break in slope on the eastern side of the mound provides a flattened area approximately 1.5m wide and 9m long, possibly suggesting two building phases or slumping following excavation. Shallow sections of ditch, circa 5m wide, flank the mound to the north-west and south-west. (8) |