EWX425 - Killwood Heath (Creech Heath), Tyneham; excavation 1865

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Location

Grid reference SY 90000 79999 (point)
Map sheet SY97NW

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Not recorded.

Date

1865

Description

A barrow on Killwood Heath, now known as Creech Heath, was opened in December 1865 by W J Pike. The barrow as about 25 feet in diameter and 9 or 10 feet high. In the centre Pike found a primary cremation with a garnet-like object. The section of the mound showed a laminated structure, as though built of turves. There are several barrows on Creech Heath, but the Icen Barrow seems to be the most likely to be the one excavated.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). No. 43.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650443.

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Jul 16 2021 12:58PM

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