HER 1724 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Badshot

The remains of a long barrow were observed by Rankine in 1936, in a quarry west of Badshot Farm and immediately east of the railway cutting. Most of the site had already been quarried away, but rescue excavations revealed enough of the ditches to indicate a barrow some 140 ft long, oriented slightly north of east. Three sherds of Neolithic pottery were found in the primary silting of the south ditch. In the secondary filling of both ditches was a quantity of Neolithic pottery and a few associated flints. A fragment of a polished axe was taken from the north ditch. Rankine also found two flint arrowheads one leaf-shaped and one lozenge-shaped. The importance of this barrow lies in its position as a possible intermediate between the Kent and Wessex Tombs. The finds are on display in Guildford Museum">Guildford Museum. See HER 2166, 2167 and 2168 for other finds from the site. It is possible a Neolithic settlement is nearby (See HER 2155).

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• SHHER_2155
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