EDO1340 - Telephone Cable Trench, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth; casual observation 1958
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1670 9106 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1958
Description
A telephone cable trench was dug along Hengistbury Head in 1958. It skirted the edge of Barrow 4 and part of an Early Bronze Age collared urn was found. This is thought to be the remains of a secondary burial from Barrow 4. (1) (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SWX3981 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1951. The Bournemouth Area in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Times. Vol 73. 9.
- <2> SWX4038 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1987. Hengistbury Head, Dorset. 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Settlement, 3500BC- AD500, Excavations at Crouch Hill, 1921, 1969. in Oxford University Committee for Archaeology monograph series Vol no.13 Page(s) 40-7. 49.
Record last edited
Aug 24 2020 10:47AM
