EDO416 - Bell Barrow in Highfield Plantation, Bradford Peverell; excavation 1887

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Location

Grid reference SY 6650 9175 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1887

Description

This barrow as opened in 1887 by antiquarian Edward Cunnington, who found a burnt burial with ashes at a lower level, probably the remains of a cremation burial. NRHE: This excavation is detailed in Cunnington's MSS which is held in the Library of Dorset County Museum, (Cunnington No.14).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 41.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 36.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650808. [Mapped feature: #9203 ]

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Aug 4 2021 9:55AM

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