EWX938 - North East of Culliford Tree, Whitcombe; excavation 1860

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Location

Grid reference	SY 69900 85480 (point)
Map sheet	SY68NE
Civil Parish	Whitcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1860

Description

NRHE: Barrow possibly SMR No. 0009. Thought by Grinsell to be possibly one of two barrows near Culliford Tree dug into by Captain Damer about 1860. He dug only a little way into the top of the barrows and found skeletons, presumably intrusive burials.

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651097.
--- SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 53.

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Aug 9 2021 5:13PM

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