Monument Number 943651 |
| Hob Uid: 943651 | |
Location :
Wiltshire
Wilsford cum Lake
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| Grid Ref : SU1076940236 |
| Summary : A small round barrow, designated Wilsford 38a by Grimes and Wilsford 89 by RCHME, and part of the Lake Group of barrows recorded as SU 14 SW 51. Excavated by Grimes in 1959, a circular ditch enclosed an area circa 20 feet in diameter. At the time of excavation it survived as a small mound about 1 foot high. A roughly central pit contained no finds, but appears to have been disturbed. |
More information : This barrow was excavated by W.F Grimes in 1959, it is situated about 15 metres west of Wilsford 38 (SU 14 SW 461) at SU 10774024. It is a small barrow superfically about 30ft across and 1ft high, though the ditch revealed by excavation enclosed an area only 19-20ft in diameter. It contained a burial pit slightly north of centre. It was about 20 inches across and 10 inches deep, filled with chalk and rubble; nothing remained of any cremation. (1)
The position of this barrow could not be identified. (2)
An indistinct roughly circular feature about 7m in diameter, possibly representing the remains of a plough levelled barrow mound, is visible as a cropmark at this location on aerial photographs. The possible barrow has been mapped by EH's Stonehenge WHS Mapping Project. (5) |