Monument record MDO47704 - Bronze Age burial, Muckleford, Bradford Peverell

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Summary

An inhumation burial found in a barrow at Muckleford. The exact findspot is not known.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A skeleton that had been interred in an erect posture, was found at Muckleford in a barrow. <1>

No further information concerning this barrow was obtained during field investigation. Possibly refers to the group of barrows (SY 69 SW 41 or 57). <2>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<1.1> 1768, Gentleman's Magazine, 113 (Serial). SDO19686.

<1.2> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 140 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<1.3> Warne, C, 1866, The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866), No 5 (Monograph). SWX8166.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 24-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453703 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <1.1> Serial: 1768. Gentleman's Magazine. 113.
  • <1.2> Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1863. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2. Vol 2. 140.
  • <1.3> Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). No 5.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-JAN-55.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453703. [Mapped feature: #637511 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 641 935 (point)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 35
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453703

Record last edited

Jan 8 2024 4:49PM

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