EDO7 - Bell barrow on Launceston Down, Long Crichel; excavation 1938
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9588 1157 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Long Crichel; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1960
Description
This barrow was excavated by C Green in 1959–60 prior to levelling. The barrow was found to have two concentric ditches and two phases of construction. A low bowl barrow lying within the inner ditch covered a primary inhumation associated with a bell beaker, was subsequently covered by a bell barrow and the outer ditch was dug to encircle it. Associated with the second phase were a beaker inhumation, four food-vessel inhumations, and later inhumations and cremations.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO17982 (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 48.
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 40.
- <2> SDO14148 Article in serial: Green, C, Lynch, F, and White, H. 1983. The Excavation of Two Round Barrows on Launceston Down; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 44.
- <4>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651214. [Mapped feature: #8513 ]
Record last edited
Jul 8 2024 2:45PM