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EWX501 - Giants Trencher, Godlingston Hill, Swanage; excavation 1851

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 01250 81070 (point)
Map sheet	SZ08SW
Civil Parish	Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1851

Description

Dug into in 1851 by the Reverend J H Austen, who found nothing.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SWX2801 Monograph: Austen, J H. 1856-7. Purbeck Papers (1856-7). 160.
<2> SDO10245 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1873. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition. IV.
<3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 453.
<4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650622.

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Feb 5 2021 4:09PM

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