EWX1432 - Golden Cap, Stanton St Gabriel; excavation 1992

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Location

Grid reference SY 40539 92070 (point)
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Stanton St Gabriel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

National Trust (Wessex Region)

Date

1992

Description

RCHM: 5D.The barrow was partially excavated, which revealed traces of an earlier, C19th excavation. The mound was also cut away on the SE side in the C18th, and probably marks the location of the Golden Cap Napoleonic coastal signal station (1798-1814).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Papworth M. 1992. Excavation of a Round Barrow, Golden Cap.. Vol 114. p240.
  • <2> Article in serial: Papworth, Martin. 1993. Excavation of a Bronze Age Round Barrow and Napoleonic Signal Station at Golden Cap, Stanton St. Gabriel; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 115. p51-62.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1043864.

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Nov 12 2020 5:16PM

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