Details

A long barrow with a north-east/south-west axis. A boundary earthwork is
aligned on the barrow. To the east of the barrow the boundary earthwork is
planted with trees. To the west it is mostly destroyed.
1 - A long barrow 130m along the south-west/north-east axis and c.50m overall
width, including very large side ditches. The barrow was partially excavated
twice in the 19th century. There is some military damage. (SU02304683)
2 - A boundary bank and ditch called "Old Ditch". The bank varies from 2m in
width to non-existent. The ditch is up to 5m wide. The eastern area is planted
with trees.

MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.

Source: Historic England

Reasons for Scheduling

The most complete and extensive survival of chalk downland archaeological
remains in central southern England occurs on Salisbury Plain, particularly in
those areas lying within the Salisbury Plain Training Area. These remains
represent one of the few extant archaeological "landscapes" in Britain and are
considered to be of special significance because they differ in character from
those in other areas with comparable levels of preservation. Individual sites
on Salisbury Plain are seen as being additionally important because the
evidence of their direct association with each other survives so well. Twenty-
eight Neolithic long barrows have been identified in the Salisbury Plain
Training Area. As a monument type long barrows are sufficiently rare
nationally that, unless severely damaged, all examples surviving as earthworks
are considered to be of national importance. The significance of the monument
is considered to be enhanced by its direct association with well-preserved
linear earthwork.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Other
Trust for Wessex Archaeology, (1987)
Wiltshire Library & Museum Service, (1987)

Source: Historic England