EDO7156 - Barrow on Houghton North Down, Winterborne Houghton; excavation 1863
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8098 0581 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Houghton; Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1863
Description
NRHE: Archive is held in Shipp's scrapbook which is located in the Library of Dorset County Museum, Dorchester. ents (12–21)
This is thought to be one of four barrows opened by J C Mansel-Pleydell in 1863. This barrow was described as being composed mainly of mould, with a 'flint cist' with five urns containing cremations at the centre, and a sixth urn with a cremation lay nearby.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 2:4.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
- <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.
- <4>XY SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651474. [Mapped feature: #8777 ]
Record last edited
Jan 27 2021 4:20PM
