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| Hi Rhiannon and June, Hopefully, the words below can answer your query. Today, the "road", or track north to Larkhill is further west and passes southwards through the Normanton Down barrow cemetery, with Bush Barrow as it's highlight. I have the book "Stonehenge in its Landscape; Twentieth Century Excavations" by R.M.J. Cleal, K.E. Walker, and R. Montague. The "road" in your photo is clearly shown in aerial photos during Hawley's excavations in the early 1920's. In Appendix 1 of this book: Geophysical Surveys, the track you speak of is described thus:- "Modern activity (excluding that within the monument). As in the area north of the Cursus (RCHM(E) 1979), the influence of modern activity is widespread throughout the area surveyed. Much of this can be attributed to the period of the 1914-18 war when a new fenced road (10) and an airfield (11) were constructed west of Stonehenge (Lawson, Chapter 8; Chippendale 1983, 175, 193, illus 154; RCHM(E) 1979, pl 1). Although long since removed or covered over, these former structures have left behind quantities of magnetic metal and building materials which have affected the magnetometer response over large parts of the survey." The number (10) refers to a map included in the book. This shows the reference (10) to be the exact track which is shown on your photo. I hope this us useful, and if you want any more info feel free to ask. Also, If you can get hold of a copy of this large tome it's worth a gander, as it contains full details of all the Stonehenge excavations in the 20th C, as it says on the cover, although all The Avenue excavations are included in to the bargain. All the best, TE. Reply | with quote |  9th February 2014ce 00:18 In reply to: something and nothing (Rhiannon) |
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