EDO4672 - 'The Two Barrows' barrow site, Dorchester; field survey 1954

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Location

Grid reference SY 6978 8990 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Ordnance Survey

Date

August 1954

Description

A field survey was conducted on 'The Two Barrows' barrow site, Dorchester, by J Rigg. Of the Ordnance Survey Archaeological Division on the 21 August 1954. His field notes are recorded on the OS record card as follows. A boundary stone has been erected upon the grass-covered site. No certain traces of barrows remain though a slight and indefinite mound exists under the pathway 8.0 m to the south. [1]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 68 NE 3.
  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 68 NE 3.

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May 20 2021 4:07PM

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