EWX919 - Barrow near Norris Mill, Puddletown (Cunnington No. 5); excavation 1872

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Location

Grid reference SY 73460 91040 (point)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

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Date

1872

Description

The NRHE record an excavation of a round barrow by Edward Cunnington. NRHE: This excavation is detailed in the Cunnington MSS held in the Dorset County Museum Library (Cunnington No. 5). A barrow composed of sand and gravel was almost entirely carted away in 1872. Twelve urns were found in the top of the barrow, of which two survive in the Dorset County Museum.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1908. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1908. 29. 140.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651041.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 129.
  • --- Monograph: Abercromby, J. 1912. A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. II:44.

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Mar 29 2021 2:21PM

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