EDO195 - Bowl barrow in the Ridgeway Hill Group, Weymouth; excavation 1963
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6725 8579 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1963
Description
Excavated in 1963 by Miss M E Best for the Ministry of Works. Mound built from periphery towards centre. Primary burial robbed; three secondary cremations, two unaccompanied, one in inverted collared urn. Ditch 6 1/2 ft. wide
and 5 ft. deep, with two carbonised timbers about 4 ft. long on primary silt. Overall diam. 59 ft.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO17982 (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 16.
- <1> SDO64 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1965. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964. 86. 102.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 456-457.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 33.
- <4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650783.
- <4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650632.
Record last edited
May 12 2022 11:36AM
