: Grinsell's (1959, 153) barrow 34c, NW of Maiden Castle. Primary cremation with ogival gilt-bronze dagger and another smaller dagger placed on top of cremated bone; cremation unurned and at centre of barrow floor. Locational details taken from NRHE record although in truth, this barrow remains unlocated.: 'a plain interment of burnt bones on the centre of the floor. In the midst of the ashes were two bronze daggers ... the larger, which was fine in preservation, was curiously wrought, chased and gilt' (Sydenham 1844, 332)
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: An unidentified round barrow excavated circa 1840 by J Sydenham. His barrow 8, it is listed by Grinsell as Winterborne St Martin 34c. Both Grinsell and RCHME suggest that it may be one of the barrows located just outside Maiden Castle, a little to the northwest (see SY 68 NE 30 and associated records). However, there were more barrows excavated in this area by Sydenham than are definitely known now, so identification is by no means certain. Sydenham described the monument as follows: "A barrow, close to [SY 68 NE 161] presented a plain interment of burnt bones on the centre of the floor. In the midst of the ashes were two bronze daggers...". This site was previously recorded as part of SY 68 NE 102. That record should be consulted for additional sources and information. <6>
An unidentified round barrow excavated circa 1840 by J Sydenham. His barrow 10, it is listed by Grinsell as Winterborne St Martin 34e. Both Grinsell and RCHME suggest that it may be one of the barrows just outside and to the northwest of Maiden Castle (see SY 68 NE 30 and associated records). Sydenham described the monument as follows: "Another large barrow in the same group produced nothing but a single interment of burnt bones". The reference to a large barrow may indicate that he is referring to one of the other barrows slightly further afield (see SY 68 NE 26 and associated records). This barrow was originally recorded as part of SY 68 NE 102. That record should be consulted for additional sources and information. <7>
Sources/Archives (6)
<1> SDO17222
Article in serial: Sydenham, J. 1844. An account of the opening of some barrows in south Dorsetshire; Archaeologia 30. 327-338.
<2> SWX8166
Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 47.
<3> SDO132
Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 153.
<4> 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. 471.
<6> SDO17407
Machine readable data file: Garrow, D and Cooper, A. 2021. Grave Goods Project dataset. 72984.
<7> SDO14739
Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1269431.
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 162
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1269431
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