EWX795 - Barrow near Dewlish; excavation 1871

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Location

Grid reference SY 7803 9836 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1871

Description

An unidentified barrow in Dewlish was opened by J Brown in 1871. The mound was 4ft high and covered a primary cremation in a 'bucket' urn beneath a central flint cairn; a cremation in a globular urn was found near the margin of the mound. The location associated with this event record is roughly central to the parish.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • ---XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650859. [Mapped feature: #8908 ]
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 105.
  • --- Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1872. Archaeological Journal 29. 29. 28608.

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Jan 11 2024 4:13PM

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