![]() Source : Oblique aerial photograph reference number Source details : L Grinsell: Archaeological Gazetteer Source : A history of Wiltshire: volume 1, part 1 Source : Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) The Neolithic long barrow, the possible Medieval pillow mounds and the enclosures of unknown, date described by the previous authorities, have been mapped from aerial photographs. It is not possible to ascertain the periods of construction of the various additions to the long barrow purely by field investigation but both mounds within the ditch may well be pillow mounds. It is badly mutilated by flint digging but comprises a bank an average 0.3m high with a shallow outer ditch. Overlying the SE end of the long barrow is a square enclosure of side 18m. It has been constructed upon part of the weak bank of a rectangular enclosure 34m long and 8m wide lying along the ditch. That in the SW is 12m long, 6m wide and up to 1.6m high above the ditch. That in the NE is 16m long, 6m wide and up to 1.4m high above the ditch. In the SE end of each of the side ditches a subsequent mound has been constructed. SU 11236339 Adam's grave long barrow 65 m long and 28 m wide in the SE tapering to 16m in the NW, is ridge backed and rises to 6.5m in height above 1.5m deep side ditches. Excavated by Thurnam who found traces of primary skeletons and leaf arrowhead. Part of sarsen chamber exposed at SE, and original retaining wall of alternate sarsens and oolite dry-walling (now obscured). More information : (SU 11236339) Adam's Grave (NAT)Īdam's Grave - Long barrow - is to be identified with 'Wodnesbeorge' of the Saxon Charter's of 825 AD.Īlton 14 Length 200 ft. ![]() A square enclosure, with sides 18 metres long, partly overlies the south east end of the barrow. A later mound has been constructed over the southern end of each of the side ditches. It stands up to 6.5 metres high, and is flanked by side ditches up to 1.5 metres deep. The barrow mound survives as an earthwork 65 metres long and 28 metres wide at its south eastern end, narrowing to 16 metres at its north western end. He found traces of primary interments plus a leaf arrowhead. The mound was excavated by Thurnam in 1860. Summary : Neolithic long barrow, identified with the "Wodnesborge" of a charter of 825 AD. ![]() The Viper Interceptor is Faulcon_de_Lacy's recent replacement for the aging Viper.Historic England Research Records Adams Grave If the craft was a Renegade piloted by a pirate, this usually was the last action of the said trader. Sales were halted when it became clear that the ship was popular as an inexpensive pirate fighter since a trader would normally not pay much attention to a Viper, believing it to be a GalCop police vessel. All too many commanders try and run when they see the flashing lights - but this usually elicits death by laser from the Viper.Ī few older Vipers have appeared on the civilian markets, sold as the Renegade Viper. Standard fitting is a row of magenta and blue strobe lights, which the crew will illuminate when actively pursuing another craft, or signaling it to stop. Although the original design is relatively slow and the shielding/hull strength a little on the weak side to take on ships such as the fearsome Rattle Cutter, it still performs admirably as a local patrol craft for station defense and anti-smuggling inspections. However, it is one of those designs that was just right, hence its longevity. The Viper is an old design, having first rolled out from Faulcon Manspace Reorte in 2762. The ship is typically single-crew, but for special purposes can carry up to 10 (mostly for boarding and sting raids against smugglers). A small, nimble craft optimized for routine GalCop police patrols, it is a shape that can strike fear into the hearts of smugglers and pirates. The distinctive arrowhead shape of the Viper patrol craft is a frequent sight around all space stations, even in the most dangerous systems with the most poorly funded police forces.
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