Dinwiddy, K. (2014). Badger Sett Closure and Barrow Restoration Project, Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090924. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Badger Sett Closure and Barrow Restoration Project, Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by English Heritage and the Druids Lodge Partnership to archaeologically monitor the restoration and re-profiling of three Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age round barrows at Winterbourne Stoke Down, centred on National Grid Reference 410047 142382. The barrows - Scheduled Monuments 1011039, 1011040 and (part of) 1012368 - are situated 2km to the west of Stonehenge, within the Avebury and Stonehenge World Heritage Site, which comprises a landscape rich in prehistoric monumental and mortuary archaeology. Each monument had been subject to Antiquarian investigations. Listed on the Heritage at Risk Register, the monuments had been identified as suffering severe badger burrowing damage. Following ecological assessment and initial preparation works, badger sett closure measures were installed under archaeological supervision. The works provided the opportunity for inspection of the exposed deposits, though these were limited to topsoil and the mixed ex situ material forming the badger spoil heaps. Sieving the spoil heaps resulted in the recovery of a small quantity of redeposited prehistoric worked flint, and a few pieces of burnt flint. These may to the construction of the barrow and surrounding cemetery, or alternatively the abundant prehistoric activity recorded in the immediate vicinity. The badger setts were successfully closed, and the larger damaged areas suitably infilled. Low scrub, overgrown turf and the spoil heaps were removed and erosion scars were patched where possible. Initial results show a modest, sympathetic restoration of the barrow mounds, including the installation of simple, rescindable measures (e.g. wire mesh) to prevent re-colonisation by burrowing animals.
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Author:		 K Dinwiddy
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Parish: Winterbourne Stoke
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 409999, 142299 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
BURNT FLINT (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC BURNT FLINT (Tag)
RESCUE EXCAVATION (Event)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
ROUND BARROW (Monument Type England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE ROUND BARROW (Tag)
BELL BARROW (Monument Type England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE BELL BARROW (Tag)
BOWL BARROW (Monument Type England)
EARLY BRONZE AGE BOWL BARROW (Tag)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-197033
OBIB: report number 102270.01
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Created Date:		 30 Mar 2022