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Archaeological investigation of a square enclosure on King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge, Wiltshire

Valdez-Tullett, Andrew and Roberts, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-5011 2017. Archaeological investigation of a square enclosure on King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Research Department Reports, Historic England. Available at: https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.asp...

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Abstract

Historic England archaeologists investigated a square enclosure on King Barrow Ridge, c.1km east of Stonehenge, as part of the Stonehenge Southern World Heritage Site Survey project. The enclosure had been mapped from aerial photography, geophysical survey and previously evaluated in 1993. Extensive further excavation was undertaken of the south-east corner of the enclosure. Despite extensive sampling for finds and environmental remains, only very limited evidence could be retrieved to date and characterise the enclosure. This report sets out the evidence from these recent investigations, and explores morphologically similar features across the region. In conclusion, whilst the most viable interpretation may be a Neolithic mortuary enclosure, it is also possible that the feature is a square barrow or sheepfold. If any further work is undertaken on the site it should explore the interior and northern/western ditches, but it would be better that the site be left in situ for the foreseeable future.

Item Type: Monograph (UNSPECIFIED)
Status: Published
Schools: History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher: Historic England
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 23 July 2020
Date of Acceptance: 1 June 2017
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2022 10:49
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/133656

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