Blackquarries Hill Long Barrow, Workham Plantation, Newark Park

Record ID:  75402 / MNA140747
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument
NT Property:  Newark Park; South West
Civil Parish:  Wotton-under-Edge; Stroud; Gloucestershire
Grid Reference:  ST 77516 93232
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Summary

The earthwork remains of a Neolithic Long Barrow located to the north of Workham Plantation. The barrow measures c.40m by c.18m and survives, up to 1.5m high in places.

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Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

  • LONG BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC (at some time) to 2351 BC (at some time))

Description

The earthwork of a long mound, probably a Neolithic long barrow. The remaining barrow is c.40m by c.18m and survives, intermittently, to 1.5m high. The barrow is surrounded by a relatively modern dry stone wall (it shown on the OS 25 inch map surveyed 1881), less than 1m high at its maximum though it has been lowered in 2012 and 2018. It was surrounded by a modern post and wire fence which made the wall and the barrow heavily overgrown because there was no access for scrub management or grazing. [1]

In 2010 a plan was put in place to manage the site and scheduled monument consent was applied for. Work took place in 2012 when the fence was removed and part of the wall taken down. The site was then cleared of scrub and reseeded in grass. From 2012 the site has been grazed by sheep and was in good condition 2018 more of the wall was removed to ensure that the sheep have full access to graze the site. [unknown source]

The long barrow was recorded from a lidar survey undertaken in 2020 across Newark Park and described as being very prominent on the lidar imagery. [2-3]

The long barrow referred to above was not visible on the available aerial photographs viewed as part of The Cotswold Hills NMP survey [4] due to dense tree cover. This description taken from Gloucestershire HER record 319 [5]. Further information and other references are available in the HER record. [4-5]

References

  • <1> SZK48113 - Unpublished document: R Morton. 2003. Newark Park Archaeological DBA and Field Survey. 03035. Site 76102.

  • <2>XY SNA70394 - Report: Strafford, L. 2020. The Newark Park and Wotton-Under-Edge Estates, Gloucestershire: Lidar Survey for the National Trust. Site 266. [Mapped feature: #195401 Extant of Long Barrow earthwork, Site 266]

  • <3> SNA70395 - Digital Image: Bluesky International. 2020. Newark Park Bluesky Lidar (25cm). 25cm Resolution.

  • <4> SNA70399 - Report: Janik, J., Dickson, A. and Priest, R.. 2011. An Archaeological Aerial Survey in the Cotswold Hills: A Report for the National Mapping Programme.

  • <5> SNA70400 - Collection: Gloucestershire County Council. Gloucestershire Historic Environment Record (HER). 319.

Designations

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): 319 Gloucestershire HER
  • National Monuments Record Reference: 205312

Associated Events

  • ENA3082 - Field Survey, Newark Park Archaeological DBA and Field Survey July 2003
  • ENA10291 - Heritage Assessment, Cotswold Hills (South Cotswolds) National Mapping Programme aerial survey (Ref: HEEP Project No. 4755)

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

None Recorded