EDO13 - Barrow on Launceston Down, Long Crichel (Piggott 7); excavation 1938

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Location

Grid reference ST 9601 1053 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Long Crichel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Date

1938

Description

'Four barrows form part of the Launceston Down South Group, the rest of which is in Tarrant Launceston (Dorset IV, 107). They were excavated This barrow was excavated in 1938 by S and C M Piggott who found a cremation in a central pit with sherds of a cinerary urn in the surrounding soil.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 39.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651216.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 118.
  • --- Monograph: Dayrell Reed, T. 1947. The Rise of Wessex, a Further Essay in Dark Age History. 286.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651220.
  • --- (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 27.

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Nov 4 2025 1:42PM

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