Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound
SU129706

Nearest town:

Marlborough (6km E)

OS reference:

SU129706

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 26' 1.37 N

Longitude:

1° 48' 51.86 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

Images (6)
Miscellaneous (2)
Links (2)

Images

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Autumn equinox visit to the earthwork.

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.9.2017)

thesweetcheat Sep 28, 2017

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.3.2017)

thesweetcheat Apr 16, 2017

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

Almost six years on from my previous visit, little has changed.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.3.2017)

thesweetcheat Apr 16, 2017

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by thesweetcheat

The “experimental earthwork”, Overton Down. Showing the exposed chalk in the ditch.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.5.2011)

thesweetcheat May 25, 2011

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by megadread

Interesting. !

Image credit: megadread

megadread Jul 3, 2010

Image of Experimental Earthwork (Artificial Mound) by baza

Overton Down Experimental Earthwork

baza Jul 20, 2003

Articles

Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound

Rhiannon Jun 30, 2003

This is the experimental ‘barrow’ set up by P A Jewell in 1960 – to look at how ‘real’ barrows would have changed over time. Part of the original study was to actually build the ‘barrow’ with ancient vs modern methods (using deer antler picks, for example). Archaeologists also wanted to look at weathering, soil movement, ditch silting, etc. They buried cremated human bone, sheep bone, charred and uncharred oak and hazel, wool, cotton, and linen, variously tanned leathers, and flints and potsherds.

(The experimental earthwork on Overton Down, Wiltshire. Ed. P A Jewell. 1960)

Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound

RedBrickDream Sep 4, 2002

In 1960, the British Association constructed an experimental earthwork in the vicinity so that patterns of erosion and the behaviour of buried materials could be studied over a known period. So Hey folks, lets be careful with those picnics.

See Jewell, P.A. (ed) (1963) The Experimental Earthwork on Overton Down, Wilts. London: British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound

Rhiannon Jun 16, 2007

Archaeology Data Service

Now you can read all about ‘The Experimental Earthwork Project 1960-1992’ in the report online.
Edited by M.Bell, P.J.Fowler and S.W.Hillson
CBA Research Report No 100 (1996)

Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound

Rhiannon Jun 30, 2003

Understanding how earthworks change

British Archaeology has a short feature mentioning the Overton Down site, which is now (I believe) all grassy and convincingly ancient looking?!

Sites within 20km of Experimental Earthwork

Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 0.3km N

18

2
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 0.5km ENE

15

1

7
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 0.59km ENE

6

1
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 0.67km ENE

17

4

1
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 0.69km SE

10

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 1.11km SSE

4

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.38km ENE

2

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.4km WSW

26

1
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.4km NE

4
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 1.61km W

12

2
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.65km ENE

6

1

4

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 1.93km ENE

10

2

6
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 1.93km WNW

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.24km WNW

10

3
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 2.3km N

2
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 2.35km SE

18

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 2.36km WSW

1

2
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 2.37km E

90

4

27

2
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 2.37km SW

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 2.38km WSW

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.38km WSW

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.4km NNE

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.49km NNE

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.57km WSW

25

4
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 2.65km WSW

10

2
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 2.7km W

1
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 2.72km WSW

130

1

5

12

3
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 2.73km NE

1

3
The Cove

Standing Stones • 2.79km WSW

54

1

5

2
Avebury

Stone Circle • 2.85km WSW

339

3

222

89

12
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.88km SW

5

1

2
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.91km SSW

106

1

3

6
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 2.95km SSW

59

1

1

16

4
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.96km E

1
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 3.2km SW

2

2

1
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 3.25km SW

17

17

7
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.35km W

3

3

2
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.4km NW

3

1
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 3.48km SE

1
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 3.58km SE

20

5
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 3.59km WSW

155

180

45

15
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.74km SW

175

1

14

36

7
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 3.75km E

1

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 3.81km SW

34

1

5

9

1
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 3.81km W

1

1
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.89km E

6

6
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 3.94km WSW

2
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4km WSW

8

4

3

1
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.01km SSW

56

5

8

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.04km WSW

1
South Street

Long Barrow • 4.13km WSW

6

4

1
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.13km E

1
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.15km NE

1

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 4.19km WSW

62

2

13

2
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

4.2km NNW

3

1

7
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 4.26km W

79

4

15

3
Horslip

Long Barrow • 4.29km WSW

3

1

3
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 4.35km WSW

10

1

6
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.44km SSW

21

2

3
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 4.55km SW

1
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.58km SW

1

2
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km WSW

1

2
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.88km SSW

5
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.93km SW

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 5.02km S

18

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.15km E

3
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.36km NNW

1

1
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 5.39km WSW

1
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 5.63km SE

25

4

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 5.67km WSW

2

2
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 5.69km E

2
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 5.71km E

14

7

11

2
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.81km WSW

1

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 5.86km WSW

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 5.89km W

4

4
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 6.09km WNW

34

5

14

1
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 6.1km NNE

40

3

18

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.11km W

1
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.12km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 6.12km ENE

6

3
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.22km WSW

9

2
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.27km WSW

7

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.33km WSW

1
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.33km W

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.38km SW

12

3
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.46km W

1
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.58km WSW

6

2
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.59km S

10

3
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.64km S

2

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.77km SSE

25

2

1
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.92km WSW

31

7

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 7.01km SW

10
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.02km S

4

4
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 7.04km S

33

1

13

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.07km SSW

9

2
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.22km W

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 7.27km S

2
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.3km SW

1

1
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 7.35km WSW

6
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.36km SE

8

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 7.38km S

51

18
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.84km WSW

1

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.95km SSW

3

2
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 7.97km SW

22

1
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.98km SW

15

3
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.05km NE

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 8.09km WSW

52

4

13

2
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.11km SW

6

2

5

1
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 8.11km SW

32

2

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 8.21km E

3

2
Martinsell

Hillfort • 8.23km ESE

14

7
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 8.26km SE

16

1

3
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.28km WSW

3

2
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 8.52km WSW

7

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 8.61km S

2

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.61km SW

8

3
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 8.71km WSW

4
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 8.75km S

12

2

7

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 8.94km WSW

4

3

1
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 8.97km NNW

11

2
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 9.02km S

8

1

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.12km WSW

10

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.28km WSW

2

2
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 9.29km W

6

4
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.32km SW

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 9.5km S

8

5
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.72km E

8

3
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.05km WSW

10

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.07km WSW

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.11km SSE

3

1

6
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.26km ESE

1
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 10.38km E

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.53km SSW

3

3
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.56km WSW

25

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 10.77km SE

7

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 10.93km E

5

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 10.99km S

3

3
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.07km ESE

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 11.15km SE

6

3
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.47km NNE

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.5km NNE

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km WSW

9

1
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 12.1km NE

30

4

3
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km NE

3

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.5km NNE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 12.5km NNE

2
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 12.53km NNE

2
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 12.76km WSW

20

3
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.79km ENE

7

1
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.85km NE

1

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.93km ENE

20

1
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.96km NNE

13

7

19

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 12.99km SSW

7

3

23

3
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 13.13km NE

13

1

3
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.13km N

2

1

1
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 13.45km ENE

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 13.65km SE

15

3
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.68km NE

9

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.71km ENE

11

1

5

2
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 13.8km ENE

3

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 13.95km ESE

2

1
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 13.96km WSW

3
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 14.1km WSW

30

1

14
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.45km ENE

3

2

1
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 14.46km ENE

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 14.51km WSW

4

1

1

3
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 14.84km WSW

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.13km SE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.46km SE

11

1

3
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 15.47km S

2
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 15.56km E

2
Godsbury

Enclosure • 15.59km ESE

3

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km SE

12

1

1
Chisbury

Hillfort • 15.66km E

7

3
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 15.81km WSW

1
Bowood

16.05km WSW

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.05km WSW

1
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.38km ENE

3

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.39km SE

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 16.87km SSE

1
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 17km NW

16

1

5
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 17.14km S

2

2
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 17.57km WSW

3
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.64km SSE

1
Membury Camp

Hillfort • 17.8km ENE

27

3

2
Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.96km NE

8

3
Ashbury Earthwork

Round Barrow(s) • 18.18km NE

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.19km SE

14

3
Alfred’s Castle

Hillfort • 18.76km NE

9

5

1
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 18.79km ESE

19

2
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km SSE

3

1

2
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km ENE
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.97km ENE

1
Ashdown Park Sarsens

Natural Rock Feature • 19.32km NE

9

4
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.35km ESE

16

2
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 19.51km WSW

2

3
Weather Hill

Henge • 19.56km SE

5

3

1
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 19.62km E

1
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.66km SE

1
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.85km S

1
Ashbury

Holed Stone • 19.93km NE

1

2

1