EDO6894 - Bowl barrow on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles; excavation 1800-09

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Location

Grid reference SU 0184 1718 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset

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Description

Excavated by Richard Colt Hoare between 1800 and 1809 (Hoare no. 9). Archive ref: Devizes Museum Catalogue/1896/Nos 1849,209,209B.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1812. The Ancient History of Wiltshire. Vol 1. 238-41.
  • <2> Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 3rd edition. 1. 613.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 144.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 103.
  • <5>XY Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651312. [Mapped feature: #8414 ]

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Aug 25 2020 5:39PM

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