Monument record MDO43276 - Iron Age burial, Quatre Bras, Bradford Peverell
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Summary
Isolated discovery of an iron sword, pottery sherds and bones, presumed to be human. Although the bones and pottery sherds are now lost, this was probably a sword-inhumation.
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Full Description
Hilt of iron sword with bronze mounts. Bradford Peverell SY 6592. <1>
Early Iron Age Sword, unclassified owing to incompleteness. In Dorset County Museum. <2>
"The iron tang of the blade remains. The claw-pointed plate held the top of the pommel, but the latter, together with the grips, were probably made of wood or bone, and have perished. The bronze rings which encircled the grips are decorated with an incised pattern. Found with human bones and pottery, which were unfortunately not kept, at Quatre Bras, Bradford Peverel, near Dorchester. Given by Dr Hussey. Acc No. 1898.2.1. <3>
(SY 64209342) A gardener of the late Dr Hussey told me many years ago that the sword was found in the garden to the immediate west of Quatre Bras. Mr Chell pointed out on the ground the garden referred to. There were no further finds. <4>
Probably an Iron Age sword-inhumation. <5>
: Hilt of iron sword with bronze mounts. Bradford Peverell SY 6592. (1)Early Iron Age Sword, unclassified owing to incompleteness. In Dorset County Museum. Listed. (2)"The iron tang of the blade remains. The claw-pointed plate held the top of the pommel, but the latter, together with the grips, were probably made of wood or bone, and have perished. The bronze rings which encircled the grips are decorated with an incised pattern. Found with human bones and pottery, which were unfortunately not kept, at Quatre Bras, Bradford Peverel, near Dorchester. Given by Dr Hussey. Acc No. 1898.2.1. (3)(SY 64209342) A gardener of the late Dr Hussey told me many years ago that the sword was found in the garden to the immediate west of Quatre Bras (a). Mr Chell pointed out on the ground the garden referred to. There were no further finds. (4)Probably an Iron Age sword-inhumation. (5) <6>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX2335 Map: DCM. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 Dorset Co Museum (Anon udt.).
- <2> SDO16731 Serial: 1950. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 16. Vol 16. 28.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 08-SEP-54.
- <3.1> SWX1314 Graphic material: Display Card Dorset County Museum.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F2 GCS 24-JAN-55.
- <4.1> SDO20249 Verbal communication: Chell, Mr. Oral: Mr Chell, Muckleford, Bradford Peverell.
- <5> SDO17451 Monograph: Whimster, Rowan. 1981. Burial practices in Iron Age Britain: a discussion and gazetteer of the evidence c 700 BC-AD 43. 345, 440.
- <6> SDO17407 Machine readable data file: Garrow, D and Cooper, A. 2021. Grave Goods Project dataset. 72893.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453682.
Finds (2)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6420 9342 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Bradford Peverell; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453682
Record last edited
Jan 3 2024 7:52PM