EDO4490 - Conygar Hill Barrow 'A', Winterborne Herringston; antiquarian excavation 1864

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Location

Grid reference SY 69696 88953 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Herringston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1864

Description

This barrow was excavated by Cunnington in 1864. He found a N-S aligned inhumation lying about 4ft above the original ground surface, with a nearby cremation. Archive relating to this excavation is in the Cunnington MSS which is held in the Museum Library (Cunnington No.3).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 105 (Dorchester 7).
  • --- Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 68 NE 39.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650878.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 38.
  • <1> 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.168.

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Apr 7 2021 7:42PM

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