Monument record MDO6094 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Scrubbity Barrows, Sixpenny Handley
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Summary
A bowl barrow recorded in 1975 as being around 28 feet in diameter with a mound around 2 feet high. Excavations by Pitt-Rivers showed that the mound covered what has been interpreted as the remains of a pyre, although it appears that no burnt bone was found.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow in Scrubbity Coppice, one of a group excavated by Pitt Rivers in 1882-83. Pitt Rivers' barrow xi (RCHME's Sixpenny Handley 45, Grinsell's Handley 3), and located a short distance southeast of ST 91 NE 95, it was excavated on January 9th 1883. A circular mound 28 feet in diameter, it was composed entirely of flint nodules, and contained a deposit of charcoal 9.5 feet by 4 feet in extent and up to 10 inches deep. No human remains were noted, but Pitt rivers suggested that the charcoal reporesented the remains of a funeral pyre after the cremated bone had been removed for burial elsewhere. 45 flint flakes were found among the nodules. [NB this barrow was formerly described as part of ST 91 NE 17. That record should be consulted for some additional information and sources] <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO16665 Monograph: Pitt Rivers, A H L F. 1888. Excavations in Barrows near Rushmore. Excavations in the Romano-British village Rotherly. Excavations in Cranborne Chase vol II Rushmore. 3-5, 32-44.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 113.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 72.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1310931.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9722 1787 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91NE |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 045
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 17
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 94
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1310931
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 45
Record last edited
Sep 3 2022 3:27PM
