EDO64 - Bell Barrow, Winterborne Kingston; excavation 1968
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8405 9832 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Kingston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ministry of Works
Date
1968
Description
Excavation undertaken on behalf of the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments following destruction of the southern half of the barrow by enlargement of the field. There were several phases of construction and the evidence of a cremation platform showed it to be a cremation barrow, which are rare in southern England. Finds from the site included flint artefacts, pottery and cremated bones.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 150.
- <2> SWX9211 Serial: Council for British Archaeology. 1968. Council for British Archaeology: Group 12 (Wessex) & Group 13 (South West): Archaeological review. 8.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 303.
- <4> SDO72 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1972. 94. 37-43.
- <4> SDO16707 Article in serial: White, D A. 1973. The Excavation Of A Bell Barrow at Winterborne Kingston, Dorset; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.
- <5> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 61.
- <6> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651477.
Record last edited
Aug 20 2020 3:29PM