Find Spot record MDO46286 - Urns found at Wigbeth, Horton

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Summary

Around 1880 Robert Hayward found what was described as 'a great number of British Urns' while draining land at Wigbeth for Lord Shaftesbury. The urns are thought possibly to have been cinerary urns, the remains of a cremation cemetery. The exact location is not known.

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Full Description

A great number of British Urns found at Wigbeth near Haythorn by Robert Hayward when draining land for Lord Shaftesbury. Date about 1880. <1> No information regarding these urns was obtained during recording or fieldwork. Authority in T.1. was not consulted. <1>

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  • <1> Map: Parry, D W. Corrected 6" map. 8.5.51.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 25-MAR-54.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213040. [Mapped feature: #635920 ]

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Location

Grid reference SU 0466 0713 (point)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Horton; Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 12
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213040

Record last edited

May 11 2023 3:42PM

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