EDO4 - Barrow west of Veiny Cheese Pond, Long Crichel; excavation 1960
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9604 1159 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Long Crichel; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1960
Description
This barrow was excavated by C Green in 1959–60 prior to levelling, and proved to have been built in two stages. Initially there had been a small barrow containing a primary crouched inhumation, tightly bound with thongs, above which was an adult female inhumation accompanied by a child. The barrow was enlarged and in it were found several later cremations associated with various types of cinerary urn. Three pagan Saxon inhumations had been inserted into the mound.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651219.
- --- SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 40.
- --- SDO17982 (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 48.
- <1> SDO14148 Article in serial: Green, C, Lynch, F, and White, H. 1983. The Excavation of Two Round Barrows on Launceston Down; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.
- <2> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 44.
Record last edited
May 11 2022 3:52PM
