EWX507 - Barrow on Ballard Down, Studland; excavation 1857
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 03991 81311 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Swanage; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1857
Description
Rev J H Austen opened this barrow on the 25th of August. A hole was dug in the centre which revealed the skeleton of an infant. Some human bone and the remains of a Collared Urn (?) were found just north of the centre of the mound. A cutting from the centre towards the north of the barrow was made, which revealed a contracted inhumation burial in a central burial pit.
NMR UID: 650528
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650527.
- --- SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 453.
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 133.
- --- SWX4501 Monograph: Austen, J H. 1856-7. Purbeck Papers 1. 161.
- --- SDO12569 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 3rd edition. 1.
- <1> SWX9202 Monograph: Austen, J H. 1852-69. Papers Presented to the Purbeck Society. 162-163.
Record last edited
Sep 6 2021 12:11PM
