EDO4476 - Laurence Barrow, Bridport Road, Dorchester; excavation 1885
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68490 90590 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1885
Description
The barrow was removed in 1885 when it was recorded as being 35ft diameter and 11 ft high. It is not clear whether Cunnington conducted some kind of watching brief at the time, or an excavation in advance of levelling, but he removed a bronze dagger, a bronze knife dagger and a fragment of stone axe from a position 8ft down from the surface and 2 ft from the south side. Both daggers were surrounded by cremation deposits [1].
The barrow had previously been opened in c. 1835 when a collared urn was found containing a cremation.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SWX2050 Article in serial: Gray, H St George, and Prideaux, C S. 1905. Barrow Digging at Martinstown, near Dorchester. Vol 26. 31.
- --- SWX2083 Article in serial: Moule, H J. 1891. Notes on Stone Implements in the Dorset County Museum. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, 12. 12. 19.
- --- 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. 444, no. 171.
- --- SDO9439 Bibliographic reference: Moule, H J. 1901. Dorchester Antiquities. 23.
- --- SWX2269 Article in serial: Moule H J. 1900. Dorset-found Celtic and Roman Bronze Objects in the Dorset County Museum. Vol 21. 57.
- --- SDO130 Unpublished document: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1984. South Dorset Ridgeway Project. Field-walking survey at Cowleaze, Winterbourne Steepleton - Summary. 105.
- --- SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 69 SE 64.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650957.
- <1> SDO9808 Unpublished document: Robinson, G M. 1976. A reassessment of the Barrow excavations of Edward Cunnington in Dorset, 1878-1888. 7.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 10:33AM
