EDO11 - Bowl barrow, Long Crichel (Piggott 2); excavation 1938
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Location
Grid reference | ST 9618 1109 (point) |
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Map sheet | ST91SE |
Civil Parish | Long Crichel; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1938
Description
This barrow was excavated in 1938 by S and C M Piggott who found that the ditch around the low mound was interrupted by a causeway on the north-east side. Under the centre of the mound was an unassociated cremation. An earlier structural phase, also under the mound, was represented by a circular palisade trench enclosing an area about 7 ft. across, with a causeway on the east. Another cremation, perhaps the primary burial was at the centre. No objects were associated with the burials, but a fragment of collared urn was found in the composition of the mound.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO17982 (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 27.
- <1> SWX3113 Monograph: Dayrell Reed, T. 1947. The Rise of Wessex, a Further Essay in Dark Age History. 286.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 118.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 39.
- <4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651209.
Record last edited
May 11 2022 12:29PM