Bush Barrow
Contents of the Bush Barrow on display at the British Museum | |
| Location | grid reference SU11644126 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°10′14″N 1°50′05″W / 51.17051°N 1.83482°W |
| Type | Tumulus |
| Part of | Normanton Down round barrow cemetery |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1808 |
| Archaeologists | William Cunnington |
| Ownership | Private land |
| Public access | No (but near a bridleway) |
| Official name | Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii |
| Designated | 1986 (10th session) |
| Reference no. | 373 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | 1925 |
| Reference no. | 1009618 |
Bush Barrow is a site of the early British Bronze Age Wessex culture (c. 2000 BC), at the western end of the Normanton Down Barrows ancient cemetery in Wiltshire, England. It is among the most important sites of the Stonehenge complex, having produced some of the most spectacular grave goods in Britain. It was excavated in 1808 by William Cunnington for Sir Richard Colt Hoare. The finds, including worked gold objects, are displayed at Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. The finds from Bush Barrow have been described as "the Crown Jewels of the King of Stonehenge".