Monument record 5488/0/5 - Bronze Age Bowl Barrow (Barrow 8)

Barrow 8 was located approximately 5.5m north-east of Barrow 7. It was defined by an irregular ditch. After the removal of topsoil the barrow was cleaned and features were planned. No further excavation took place. A cremation burial in an urn had been inserted into the top of the mound at its centre.

{1} This barrow was not excavated as the decision was made to preserve it. The mound appeared to be constructed of red-brown sandy clay representing a turf makeup, although the height of surviving mound was not ascertained. The ditch was very irregular, varying from 1.3-1.1m in width. A single comb-decorated Beaker sherd was found in the ditch. An area of scorched clay, 0.5m in diameter, had been cut into the top of the mound at its centre. Burnt bone, ash and rim fragments of an early Bronze Age cremation urn were recovered from the surface.

Bradley, P, 1994, Redlands Farm, Stanwick, Northamptonshire: Long Barrow: Landscape Unit Description (Report). SNN114106.

KeevillG, & Bradley, P, 1994, Redlands Farm, Stanwick, Northamptonshire: Redlands Farm, Stanwick, Northamptonshire: The Prehistoric Evidence: Post-Excavation Project Design (Report). SNN114105.

<1> OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, 1992, Redlands Farm, Stanwick: Site Narrative, (checked) (Report). SNN69021.

<2> OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT, 1992, Redlands Farm, Stanwick, Northamptonshire: Post-Excavation Assessment, (unchecked) (Report). SNN75157.

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