King Barrow Ridge - English Heritage
King Barrow Ridge - English Heritage
King Barrow Ridge - English Heritage
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SUMMARYA rapid field investigation (Level 1 survey) along the <strong>King</strong> <strong>Barrow</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> has identifiedpreviously unrecorded earthworks relating to the post-medieval aesthetic development ofthe landscape and 20th century military activity. The survey complements earlier moredetailed analytical Level 3 surveys of the barrows and other Level 1 surveys around theStonehenge World <strong>Heritage</strong> Site.CONTRIBUTORSThe Level 1 survey of <strong>King</strong> <strong>Barrow</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> was conducted by Mark Bowden, David Fieldand Sharon Bishop. The Level 3 survey of the New <strong>King</strong> <strong>Barrow</strong>s was conducted byHazel Riley, David Field and Deborah Cunliffe of the Royal Commission on the HistoricMonuments of England (RCHME) and the Level 3 survey of Amesbury 42 was conductedby David Field and Deborah Cunliffe of <strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>. This report was produced bySharon Bishop, incorporating comments from David Field and Mark Bowden.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> is grateful to Mike Dando of the National Trust for facilitating access andto Mike Parker Pearson (Stonehenge Riverside Project), Henry Chapman (StonehengeHidden Landscapes Project) and Tim Darvill (Stonehenge Landscape Project) for sharinginformation.Ordnance Survey maps were acquired under licence number 100019088 ©Crowncopyright. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright andmay lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.Height Data: Licensed to <strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> for PGA, through Next Perspectives.The aerial photograph on the front cover was taken from the east. It shows the New<strong>King</strong> <strong>Barrow</strong>s and soilmarks of the re-routed Amesbury to Market Lavington public road.Image: SU 1342/89 NMR 21917/21 19th December 2002 © <strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>.ARCHIVE LOCATIONThe project archive is held at:<strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>The Engine HouseFirefly AvenueSwindonSN2 2EHDATE OF SURVEYSThe New <strong>King</strong> <strong>Barrow</strong>s were surveyed by the RCHME in September 1990.Amesbury 42 was surveyed by <strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> in January and February 2010 and therapid field investigation along the <strong>Ridge</strong> took place on 21st April 2011 and 10th August2011.© ENGLISH HERITAGE 83 - 2011
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