EDO6895 - Bowl barrow on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles; excavation 1804

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Location

Grid reference SU 0159 1704 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1804

Description

Excavated by William Cunnington in 1804 (Hoare no. 23) who found a central cremation in an upturned collared urn.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1812. The Ancient History of Wiltshire. Vol 1. 242.
  • <2> Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 3:8.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 102.
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1971. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1970. 92. 159-67.
  • <5> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 54.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651293.

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Aug 26 2020 11:11AM

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