EDO7158 - Barrow north of Dunbury, Winterborne Houghton; excavation 1863

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Location

Grid reference ST 8200 0381 (point)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Winterborne Houghton; Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1863

Description

This is thought to be a barrow opened by J C Mansel-Pleydell in 1863. This barrow was described as being composed almost entirely of flints, and disturbed in the centre. There were no finds.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 2:4.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 300.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651475.

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Mar 16 2022 3:38PM

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