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EDO6884 - Disc barrow on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles; excavation 1804

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Location

Grid reference	SU 0188 1724 (point)
Map sheet	SU01NW
Civil Parish	Wimborne St Giles; Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1804

Description

Excavated by Richard Colt Hoare between 1800 and 1809 (Hoare no. 7).

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 3:8.
<2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 170.
<3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 103.
<4>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651316. [Mapped feature: #8404 ]
<4>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651317. [Mapped feature: #8404 ]

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Record last edited

Sep 30 2022 4:34PM

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