Monument record MDO6407 - Bronze Age cremation cemetery, Witchampton
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Summary
A number of Bronze Age Deverel-Rimbury urns were recovered from a builder's trench which may be associated with a barrow possibly to the north west of the site, an area that was redeveloped in the 1970s.
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Full Description
Observations and recording during development revealed a scatter of worked flint. One of the builder’s trenches disturbed four small pits containing Deverel-Rimbury urns, one clearly inverted. The archaeologists on site considered that the urns might be associated with a barrow, possibly in an area to the north-west which had been redeveloped in the 1970s. A sunken floor recorded in another trench could not be dated with confidence, but might have been associated with the Bronze Age activity. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO13370 Article in serial: Hall, T A. 1988. Witchampton - observations at site adjacent to Witchampton and Crichel Working Men's Club: Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 110.
- <1> SDO88 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 142-143.
Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 989 065 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NE |
| Civil Parish | Witchampton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 027 030 A
Record last edited
Oct 23 2020 10:16AM
