Barrow Clump

Barrow Clump is an archaeological site in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles north of the town of Amesbury [1]. Barrow Clump lies on the northwestern slope of rising ground about 700 metres east of the village of Ablington [1]. The surviving part of the monument is a bowl barrow about 30 metres in diameter [1]. The barrow was constructed in the early Bronze Age on the site of a Neolithic settlement, and much later, around the 6th century, it was re-used as an Anglo-Saxon cemetery [1]. Partial excavations were carried out in the 19th century, in the early 20th century by Lt Col William Hawley, and in 2003–2004 by English Heritage [1]. Permission was granted for full excavation in 2012–2014 in order to record the site, which was being extensively damaged by badgers [1]. Many Bronze Age items were found, with a smaller quantity from the Neolithic period [1]. Many Saxon graves were uncovered, together with items including a bucket-shaped drinking vessel, made from pieces of yew wood bound together with bronze [1].