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Castle Barrow Details of Bowl Barrow on Pastscape Bowl barrow containing a primary cremation (ST 961 448) Castle Barrow (GT) (1) Castle Barrow, a bowl barrow, excavated by the Rev. F G Waller some time prior to 1937, when it appears to have been a mound, 33 feet in diameter and less than 3 feet high, surrounded by a ditch 2 1/2 feet deep. The Walker MSS in Devizes Museum indicate that he found a primary cremation burial of a child in a badly crushed BA cinerary Urn. Some of the sherds are in the Museum. (2-3) Castle Barrow, at ST 96124480, is a bowl barrow 0.7 metres high. There is a trace of a ditch only. Surveyed at 1:2500 (4) No change; report of 13.3.69. correct. (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE TEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 6" 1961 ( 2) General reference VCH Wilts 1 1957 193 (L V Grinsell) ( 3) General reference WAM 48 1937-9 189 ( 4) Field Investigators Comments F1 ANK 13-MAR-69 ( 5) Field Investigators Comments F2 MJF 19-JUN-75

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