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EDO62 - Bowl barrow south of Coombe Bottom, Hilton; excavation 1916

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Location

Grid reference	ST 7773 0136 (point)
Map sheet	ST70SE
Civil Parish	Hilton; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1916

Description

Excavations by Major Ashburnham revealed that the barrow had two main phases of construction.

Sources/Archives (3)

---XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 161365. [Mapped feature: #8758 ]
<1> SDO26 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1918. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916-17. 38. 72-80.
<2>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651007. [Mapped feature: #8758 ]

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Aug 9 2021 11:54AM

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