# Barrow Clump

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Archaeological site in Wiltshire

Barrow Clump from the southwest

[51°13′16″N 1°45′50″W / 51.221°N 1.764°W / 51.221; -1.764](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Barrow_Clump&params=51.221_N_1.764_W_type:landmark_region:GB-WIL) **Barrow Clump** is an [archaeological site](/source/Archaeological_site) in [Figheldean](/source/Figheldean) parish, Wiltshire, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the town of [Amesbury](/source/Amesbury). The site is a [scheduled monument](/source/Scheduled_monument).

## Description

Barrow Clump lies on the northwestern slope of rising ground about 700 metres east of the village of [Ablington](/source/Ablington%2C_Wiltshire), in [Figheldean](/source/Figheldean) parish.[1]

The surviving part of the monument is a [bowl barrow](/source/Bowl_barrow) about 30 metres in diameter. Other barrows in the same group have been lost to ploughing.[2] The barrow was constructed in the early [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age_Britain) on the site of a [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic_Europe) settlement, and much later, around the 6th century, it was re-used as an [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Saxon_England) cemetery.[3]

The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1990.[2]

## Investigation

Partial [excavations](/source/Excavation_(archaeology)) were carried out in the 19th century,[2] in the early 20th century by Lt Col [William Hawley](/source/William_Hawley), and in 2003–2004 by [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage).[3]

Permission was granted for full excavation in 2012–2014 in order to record the site, which was being extensively damaged by [badgers](/source/Badger). The project was organised by the [Defence Infrastructure Organisation](/source/Defence_Infrastructure_Organisation), English Heritage and [Wessex Archaeology](/source/Wessex_Archaeology), and was carried out by soldiers from [The Rifles](/source/The_Rifles) infantry regiment and participants in [Operation Nightingale](/source/Operation_Nightingale_(archaeology)).[4] Many Bronze Age items were found, with a smaller quantity from the Neolithic period. Many Saxon graves were uncovered, together with items including a bucket-shaped drinking vessel, made from pieces of yew wood bound together with bronze.[3][5] Finds are held by the [Wiltshire Museum](/source/Wiltshire_Museum) at Devizes.[6]

## In media

Barrow Clump was investigated by the *[Time Team](/source/Time_Team)* television series, in episode 5 "Warriors" of [series 20](/source/Time_Team_(series_20)), first aired by [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) in 2013.[7]

In 2014 the site was visited by the [BBC Four](/source/BBC_Four) television series *[Digging for Britain](/source/Digging_for_Britain)*, in episode 2 "West" of series 3, aired in 2015.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["1:25,000 map of Ablington, Wiltshire"](http://streetmap.co.uk/grid/416562_146912_115). streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-listing_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-listing_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-listing_2-2) [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Barrow Clump (1009697)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1009697?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wessex_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wessex_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wessex_3-2) ["Barrow Clump"](http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/barrow-clump). *Wessex Archaeology*. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nightingale_4-0)** ["Operation Nightingale"](https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/operation-nightingale). Wessex Archaeology.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Soldiers uncover 27 ancient bodies on Salisbury Plain"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-19147035). *BBC News: Wiltshire*. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["EXHIBITION: Operation Nightingale – Time Warriors"](http://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=821). *Wiltshire Museum*. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Time Team: Series 20"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130201080153/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/episode-guide/series-20/episode-5). Channel Four. Archived from [the original](http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/episode-guide/series-20/episode-5) on 1 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["BBC Two - Digging for Britain, Series 3, West"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052775b). *BBC*.

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