EDO110 - Canford Heath, Poole; excavation 1975

Poole Museum's Archaeological Unit undertook the excavation of a round barrow in August-September 1975 in advance of adjacent road building. The barrow was quadranted and an area up to six metres beyond the barrow was excavated. The excavation revealed a central pit containing no human remains with an earthen mound about 8.5 m diameter and 0.6 m high. There was a low bank and external ditch surviving around the northern part of the mound. A concentration of worked flint was found on the edge of the mound and bank. Soil and pollen analysis determined the barrow was built in a heathland environment. A radiocarbon date of 1110 +/- 110 bc was obtained. The barrow form was interpreted as being a variant of the 'Dorset' type of disc barrows.