EDO183 - Merley Heath, Barrow Hill, Poole; excavation of three barrows 1847

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9958 9756 (16m by 225m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99NE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Not recorded.

Date

1847

Description

Three barrows on 'Merley Heath' were excavated by J H Austen in 1847: two contained unaccompanied cremations beneath a layer of flints; and one contained a primary cremation in an upright Middle or Late Bronze Age urn, and at least five intrusive inhumations on top of mound.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 5.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 125.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 449.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650545.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650646.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650647.

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Aug 3 2021 1:33PM

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