EDO7608 - Barrow on 'The Down' (Warne No 46) possibly Sheep Down, Winterbourne Steepleton; excavation 1840

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Location

Grid reference SY 6039 8874 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1840

Description

NRHE: No description. A barrow on 'The Down' was opened by Charles Warne. The barrow was 36 feet in diameter and six feet high. Warne found a central grave containing a cremation with a perforated greenstone axehead. Fragments of an urn were scattered throughout the mound (Wessex interment no.23; CTD MOPR no. 46). Unlocated but possibly Sheep Down.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 471.
  • --- Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 1:3, MOPR 46.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 157.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651158.

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Jan 24 2024 7:11PM

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