EDO512 - Barrow west of The Folly, Durweston; excavation 1860

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Location

Grid reference ST 842 082 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Durweston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1860

Description

The Reverend J H Austen excavated two barrows 'west of The Folly' in about 1860. This barrow was described as a small mound and contained an empty cist cut 4ft into the natural chalk.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Warne, C. 1872. Ancient Dorset (2nd Edition). CPF 28.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 106.
  • <3>XY Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 91-92. [Mapped feature: #8773 ]
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 151.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651350.

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Jan 27 2021 3:07PM

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