EDO7518 - Round barrow 100 yards from the Cross and Hand, Batcombe; excavation 1800 to 1899

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Location

Grid reference ST 6324 0380 (point)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Batcombe; Dorset

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Description

NRHE: no description. Excavation of a round barrow 100 yards from the Cross and Hand, mentioned by Hutchins. There are two mounds, interpreted as possible round barrows near the Cross and Hand, though a little further away than 100 yards, one of these may be the barrow excavated.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651071.
  • --- Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1873. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition. IV. 500.

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Sep 2 2021 5:02PM

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