EDO7369 - Long barrow near Forty Acre Plantation, Bradford Peverell; excavation 1881

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Location

Grid reference SY 6691 9198 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1881

Description

This barrow was investigated in 1881 by Cunnington, who reported the finding of human remains. This excavation is detailed in Cunnington's MSS held in the Library of Dorset County Museum (Cunnington No.11).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650807.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 42.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 36.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 77.

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Jul 20 2021 10:34AM

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