EWX977 - Barrow at Hampreston, Ferndown Town; excavation 1847

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Location

Grid reference SZ 05000 98000 (point)
Map sheet SZ09NE
Civil Parish Ferndown Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1847

Description

Grinsell No: HAMPRESTON 9A A barrow at Hampreston was opened by Sir J Guest and produced a secondary urn, with a herringbone pattern on the shoulder, containing burnt bones.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 2:27 (CPF 44).
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 113.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 29.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651198.

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Feb 23 2024 9:44AM

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