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EDO6903 - Bowl barrow on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles; excavation 1800-1809

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Location

Grid reference	SU 0166 1704 (point)
Map sheet	SU01NW
Civil Parish	Wimborne St Giles; Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Excavated by Richard Colt Hoare in 1804 (Hoare no. 21).

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SDO12569 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 3rd edition. 1. 611.
<2> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 3:8.
<3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 145.
<4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 102.
<5>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651295. [Mapped feature: #8423 ]

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Aug 26 2020 11:42AM

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