Wiltshire and Swindon Historic Environment Record
Details for record number ST94SW639
Type
Monument
Title / Name
Golden Barrow
Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow excavated by Cunnington in the 19th century who found a cremation in an oblong cist and a secondary cremation.
Monument Types and Dates
BOWL BARROW, Bronze Age (-2350 to -701)
Other Details
Source Detail: Hoare, Sir R. C., 1812
Title: The History of Ancient Wiltshire: South Wiltshire - Volume 1 (master)
Summary: This is a 1975 EP Publishing Ltd. reprint of the original text, published by William Miller, London, in 1812. Source ID: SWI11110
Additional Information: Volume I
Source Detail: Cunnington, W. + Goddard, E. H., 1886
Title: Devizes Museum Catalogue 1 - Master
Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI11431
Source Detail: Pugh, R. B. + Crittall, E. + Grinsell, L. V. + Gifford, J., 1957
Title: The Victoria County History of the Counties of England: A History of Wiltshire Vol.1.1 (MASTER)
Summary: Gazetteer Source ID: SWI13104
Additional Information: Oxford University Press 1 1
Description: Bowl barrow opened by Cunnington. Primary cremation in an oblong cist, a secondary cremation and many small finds including 13 gold beads, gold rectangular plate and 2 gold cones.
Source Detail: Annable, F K; Simpson, D D A, 1964
Title: Devizes Museum Catalogue 4 - Master
Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI13613
Source Detail: No Originator information., 1947-1948
Title: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine - Volume 52 (master)
Summary: No summary information. Source ID: SWI157
Additional Information: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Volume 52
Source Detail: No Originator information., 2003
Title: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine - Volume 96 (master)
Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI22296
Additional Information: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Volume 96
Description: Detailed description of the gold foil plaque? (or armlet?), the amber spacer-plate necklace, and the gold-covered shale? conical V-buttons or pendants from this barrow.
Source Detail: Cleal, Rosamund; Pollard, Joshua (Editors), 2004
Title: Monuments and Material Culture
Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI22334
Description: May have been a short long barrow. In Cunnington's mss it was described as being of pyrimidical form with the base length 58 ft by 38 ft wide. (May be plotted in the wrong place as the location is uncertain).
Source Detail: Devizes Museum,
Title: Devizes Museum Daybook - 246-7
Summary: Register Source ID: SWI6722
Source Detail: Devizes Museum,
Title: Devizes Museum Daybook - 897-906
Summary: Register Source ID: SWI6853
Source Detail: No Originator information., 1953-1954
Title: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine - Volume 55 (master)
Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI940
Additional Information: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine Volume 55
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