EDO6896 - Bowl barrow on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles; excavation 1968

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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

Ministry of Works

Date

1968

Description

Excavations in 1968 for the Ministry of Works at the edge of the mound of the barrow revealed a post hole. The excavators interpreted this as a support for a cremation pyre. A nearby pit contained cremated bone and ash, and was outside and earlier than the ditch around the barrow.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 55.
  • <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>XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651294. [Mapped feature: #8416 ]

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May 11 2022 4:53PM

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