EDO7021 - Barrow on Horton Heath; excavation before 1908

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Location

Grid reference SU 0181 0577 (point)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Horton; Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1908

Description

A barrow 'on Horton Heath', possibly one of a group on Horton Common was opened at some time before 1908. It yielded a barrel urn of 'South Lodge' type, now in the Dorset County Museum. Grid reference as NRHE.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1908. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1908. 29. 138.
  • <2> Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1933. The Antiquaries Journal 13. 13. 445.
  • <3> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1962. Archaeological Journal 119. 119. 54-5, fig. 7.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 37.
  • <5>XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651205. [Mapped feature: #8589 ]

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Oct 30 2020 12:28PM

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