EDO10 - Barrow on Worgret Hill, Arne; excavation 1964

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Location

Grid reference SY 9002 8702 (point)
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Date

1964

Description

This barrow was totally excavated in 1964 by Dr G J Wainwright, who found burnt deposits in bits, but no trace of bones, and above them an upright biconical urn and an inverted bucket urn.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • ---XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. [Mapped feature: #8969 ]
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 434.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 32.
  • --- Article in serial: Wainwright G J. 1965. Excavation of a Round Barrow on Worgret Hill, Arne, Dorset. . Vol 87.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 119.

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May 3 2023 2:02PM

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