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EDO5744 - Giant's Grave, Godlingston Hill, Swanage; excavation 1851

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 0121 8106 (point)
Map sheet	SZ08SW
Civil Parish	Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1851

Description

The Rev J Austen opened the mound known as 'Giant's Grave' on Godlingston Hill and found nothing.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SWX2801 Monograph: Austen, J H. 1856-7. Purbeck Papers (1856-7). 160.
<2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 45.
<3> SWX8164 Unpublished document: The National Trust. 1997. The National Trust Archaeological Survey; Godlingston Farm, Corfe Castle.. 31.
<4>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650521. [Mapped feature: #8838 ]

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Record last edited

Feb 5 2021 3:59PM

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