Find Spot record MDO8694 - Bronze Age Urn found near Purewell Cross, Christchurch

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A Bronze Age bucket urn was found in a small gravel pit, south east of Purewell Cross, Christchurch, in November 1933.

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The urn was found in a small gravel pit in November 1933. The pit is now disused. The bucket urn has been reconstructed and is displayed in Poole Museum (no accession number). <2>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. undated.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 14-JUL-54.
  • <2.1> Verbal communication: Calkin, J B. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: J B Calkin (Hon Corr.
  • <2.2> Artifact: Exhibit: Poole Museum.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458668.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1718 9296 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 026 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 44
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458668

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Nov 8 2023 5:07PM

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