EWX792 - Barrow on Lord's Down, Dewlish (Warne No 36); excavation between 1800 and 1899
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 784 963 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NE |
| Civil Parish | Dewlish; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Six round barrows on Lord's Down were excavated by Charles Warne immediately before the area was
brought under cultivation. Nos 34, 35 and 36 all adjoined No 33 but are no longer visible. No 36 had a crouched interment, probably primary.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650856.
- ---XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 105. [Mapped feature: #1009 ]
- --- SDO17114 Monograph: Warne, C. 1888. Pamphlets and notices.
- --- SWX9208 Monograph: Marsden, B M. 1974. The Barrow Diggers (1974). 70.
- --- SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 1:2.
- --- SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 88-89.
Record last edited
Mar 29 2021 12:33PM