Martin Down

Nearest town:
Wilton (13km NNE)
OS reference:
SU049189
OS sheet:
184
Latitude:
50° 58' 8.08 N
Longitude:
1° 55' 48.75 W
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Image of Martin Down (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The smallest of a group of three round barrows next to Grim’s ditch.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/09/2007.
formicaant
formicaant Sep 17, 2007

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Martin Down

formicaant
formicaant Sep 17, 2007

These round barrows are to the east of Bokerley dyke, three are in a group next to part of Grim’s ditch. The three graduate in size with the largest south and the smallest north. I saw another single bowl barrow at the northern edge of the down, there are more on the map, but I didn’t see them this time.

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Martin Down
Round Barrow(s)
Chance
Chance Jun 5, 2014

Details of barrowd on Pastscape

3 barrows opened by Hoare and Cunnington in the early 19th century. Hoare’s locational information is a little vague, prompting some (such as RCHME and Grinsell) to consider them unlocated. Hoare’s account places them all southwest of Bokerley Dyke and east of Woodyates. A number of possibilities have been considered, notably barrows in the vicinity of Pentridge village (see associated monuments), and the Ordnance Survey seem to have favoured a general location in the Bokerley Down area (hence the creation of this record). However, on the basis of the information provided by Hoare, the most likely candidates are the pair of bowl barrows on Blagdon Hill (SU 01 NE 27 and 102) and the long barrow near Bokerley Gap (SU 01 NW 39). Those records should be consulted for full details of Hoare and Cunnington’s excavations.

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