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

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 Cat 4

Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI13613

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.,

Title: No title information.

Summary: Publication Source ID: SWI937

Additional Information: Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine Volume 52

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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