Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SU117422

Nearest town:

Amesbury (4km E)

OS reference:

SU117422

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 10' 42.06 N

Longitude:

1° 49' 57.37 W

Added to TMA by

jimit

Images (10)
Fieldnotes (2)

Images

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Ring ditch. Late Bronze/Iron Age? Stock pen?

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Near here were found a small carved chalk pig(?), the articulated skeleton of a sheep (goat?), and an infant burial.

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Ring ditch. Late Bronze/Iron Age? Stock pen?

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Ring ditch. Late Bronze/Iron Age? Stock pen?

Image credit: Jimit Sept 08

jimit Sep 7, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by baza

Dr Paul Garwood of Birmingham University standing in a trench dug over the line of the palisade. At this point geofiz showed an apparent junction. A small chalk figure of a pig was found here.

baza Sep 1, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by baza

Excavation of a C shaped enclosure’s ditch. Bone, flints and middle Bronze Age pottery have been recovered.

baza Sep 1, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Image credit: Jimit Aug 08

jimit Aug 25, 2008

Image of Stonehenge Palisade (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by jimit

Stonehenge Riverside excavations Aug 08.
Early excavation at the site. A rumour has it that they have found suggestions of a roundhouse.

Image credit: Jimit Aug 08

jimit Aug 25, 2008

Articles

Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

jimit Sep 7, 2008

The general consensus is that it is a settlement site of late Bronze/early Iron Age date.
Interesting finds include a small carved chalk pig (?),the articulated skeleton of a sheep(goat?) with a scatter of flint above and below it, was it crushed alive as a sort of sacrifice? An infant burial has been found but at the time of writing (07.09.08) was waiting for the coroner to give permission for its removal.

Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

jimit Aug 25, 2008

Aerial photography and geophiz found a line of postholes and it was suspected there was a large enclosure here with a timber lined avenue leading to Stonehenge Bottom. Field walking found pottery and tools and the present excavations (Stonehenge Riverside Aug 08) are designed to discover if there was a settlement here about 3000BCE.
Jim.

Sites within 20km of Stonehenge Palisade

Droveway Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.24km E

1
Stonehenge Car Park Post Holes

0.36km NE

5

3

7
Oval Twin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.38km ESE

1
Stonehenge Urn (A303) Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 0.41km SSW

1

1
Stonehenge

Stone Circle • 0.45km ENE

240

2

180

138

29
Altar Stone

Oath Stone • 0.45km ENE

2

1

1

3

1
Normanton Gorse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.47km SSW

1
Station Stones

Standing Stones • 0.51km ENE

2

1
New Henge (To be named)

Henge • 0.58km NW

1
Stonehenge Cursus Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.63km NNE

40

6
Sun Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.63km SSW

1
Amesbury 11 Bell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.72km E

6

1
Fargo Plantation Henge

Henge • 0.78km WNW

1

2
Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 0.83km WNW

9

2
Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.9km S

16

2

4

2
Bush Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.9km S

16

1

6

5
The Stonehenge Cursus

Cursus • 1.06km WNW

50

2

6

1
Gate Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.07km ENE

3

1
Normanton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.17km S

1
Normanton Down Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure

1.23km S

1
Amesbury Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.41km E

5

1

4
The Lesser Cursus Henge

Henge • 1.69km WNW

1
New King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.69km E

24

4
Lesser Cursus

Cursus • 1.77km WNW

1
Winterbourne Stoke Group

Round Barrow(s) • 1.77km WSW

22

3

1
Coneybury Henge (site)

Henge • 1.8km E

1

2
The Avenue

Ancient Trackway • 1.82km ENE

18

2

1
Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.83km WSW

2
Lake Group Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.88km SSW

3

2
Old King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.89km ENE

24

3
Durrington Down Group

Round Barrow(s) • 1.9km N

4

2
King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.02km E

2

1
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.09km SSW

5

3
The North Kite Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.1km SSW

1
Lake Group

Round Barrow(s) • 2.15km SSW

12

2
Cursus Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 2.19km ENE

8

2
Lake Group Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.2km SSW

1
Larkhill Camp Long barrow

Long Barrow • 2.31km NNE

2

2
Wilsford Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.4km SSE

1
Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 2.42km NW

1
Strangways Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.43km NE

1

1
Bluestonehenge

Stone Circle • 2.5km E

5

2

2

1
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.61km W

2

1
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

Hillfort • 2.83km E

17

10

2
Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.9km S

1
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.09km ENE

20

1

2
Knighton Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 3.29km NNE

9

3
Countess Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 3.39km ENE

1
Winterbourne Stoke East Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.45km W

1

1
Durrington Walls

Henge • 3.58km ENE

38

10

4
Woodhenge

Timber Circle • 3.59km ENE

36

3

10

2
Lake House

Round Barrow(s) • 3.83km SE

5

3
Winterbourne Stoke West Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km WSW

1

1
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 4.05km NW

4

1
Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.12km E

3

2
Amesbury Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.17km ESE

1
MOD Durrington

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.37km NE

8

2
Ogbury Camp

Hillfort • 4.63km ESE

2

1
Bulford Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 4.63km ENE

15

3
Boscombe Bowmen

4.79km E

1

2

1
Amesbury Archer

4.92km E

1

3

1
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.08km SE

1
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 5.24km SSW

1
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 5.42km WSW

7

1

1
Bulford

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.85km ENE

1

2
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 6.32km E

1
Newton Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 6.62km E

1
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.77km S

2
Gallows Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.98km NE

4

1

1
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.2km NW

1
Bulford Camp Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.6km ENE

1
Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.91km NE

1
Milston Down Firs

Long Barrow • 8.16km ENE

5
Yarnbury Castle

Hillfort • 8.37km WSW

22

1

1

5

1
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.72km WNW

9

1
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 8.77km SW

1

1
Silk Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.81km ENE

2
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.23km WNW

1

1
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 9.38km SW

2

2
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km NW

1
Milston Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km ENE

2
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.55km W

9

3
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 9.58km N

3

1

2
Winterbourne Gunner Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.66km ESE

1

1
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 9.7km SSE

31

14

1
Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.73km ESE

1
Wilbury House

Round Barrow(s) • 9.95km E

2
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.15km NW

1
Devil’s Ditch

Dyke • 10.21km ENE

5

3
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 10.44km W

19

3
East Castle

Enclosure • 10.55km SW

3

1
Milston Down Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 10.65km ENE

18

3
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 10.94km W

9

4
Figsbury Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.98km ESE

31

1

14
Dunch Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.1km NE

8

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 11.29km NNW

2

2
Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km NE

2

1
Battery Hill

Long Barrow • 11.46km ESE

1
Laundry Bungalows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.77km E

1
Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.01km ENE

4

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 12.17km NNE

1
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.18km NNE

1
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 12.23km WSW

1
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 12.24km ESE

4

2
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 12.42km NE

3

1
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.48km NE

3

2
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 12.51km WSW

1
Barrow Field Clumps

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.66km ENE

2

2
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 12.67km SW

1

1
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 12.89km NE

1

4
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.9km NE

1
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.96km W

1
Easton Down

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 13.32km E

2
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 13.56km NNW

2
Codford Circle

Enclosure • 13.56km WSW

1

2
Weather Hill

Henge • 13.66km NE

5

3

1
Martin’s Clump

Long Barrow • 13.79km E

2
Martin’s Clump Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 13.88km E

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.99km NNE

1
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.11km SSE

1
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.18km NE

2

1

4
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.52km NE

1

2
Quarley Hill

Hillfort • 14.55km ENE

2

3
Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.65km ESE

2
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.01km NE

3

2
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.08km ENE

1

1
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.17km WSW

4

1

3
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.2km ESE

1
Suddern

Long Barrow • 15.36km E

1
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.37km NNE

11

1

3
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 15.48km SW

1
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

15.58km NE

2

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 15.58km NE

5

2
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.64km NE

2

1
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 15.66km NE

5

2
Knook Castle

Hillfort • 15.75km W

1
Castle Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.76km W

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.84km NE

14

3
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 15.93km WSW

2

1
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 16km E

1

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.02km NNE

2

3
Upton Great Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km W

1

3
Mount Pleasant (Sherrington)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.17km WSW

5

1
Knook Barrows

Long Barrow • 16.21km W

2
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 16.21km NNW

7

3

23

3
Boyton Down Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.83km WSW

7

1

3
Boyton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.86km WSW

4

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.94km NNE

12

1

1
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 17.2km SW

12

3
Golden Barrow (destroyed)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.37km WSW

1

5

2
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 17.57km NNE

15

3
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 17.61km NNW

3

3
Imber

Round Barrow(s) • 17.9km W

3

1
Boles Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.11km W

1

1

2

1
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 18.22km SSE

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.37km N

3

1

6
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.37km NNW

3

3
Godsbury

Enclosure • 18.48km NE

3

2
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 18.57km NNE

6

3
Corton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.63km WSW

12

1

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 18.78km NNE

7

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 18.9km N

8

5
Heytesbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.25km W

1
Norton Bavant Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.41km W

2

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 19.45km NNE

2

1
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.49km S

2
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 19.6km NNW

8

1

1
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.68km E

1

1
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 19.77km E

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 19.78km SSE

1

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 19.91km NNW

12

2

7

1