<< Our Photo Pages >> Whitecomb Plantation Bowl Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Whitecomb Plantation Bowl BarrowsCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Marlborough Nearest Village: Aldbourne
Map Ref: SU24727707
Latitude: 51.492039N Longitude: 1.645333W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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One of the barrows is clearly visible in the field adjacent to the B4192 Liddington-Aldbourne road, at the foot of the hill, under Four Barrow Down with a height of 1.5m and a width of 36m. The other barrow, west of the extant one ie nearer to the road, is no longer visible.
Most interestingly, when excavated in the late 19th century, the barrow was found to contain a cremation burial, a bronze dagger, amber beads, faience and a pygmy/grape cup known as the "Aldbourne Cup" which has become the type for these cups and is now located in the British Museum.
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