EDO7444 - Barrow on White Horse Hill, Osmington; excavation

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Location

Grid reference	SY 7145 8451 (point)
Map sheet	SY78SW
Civil Parish	Osmington; Dorset

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EXCAVATION

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Not recorded.

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Description

NRHE: This site is probably one of SMR numbers 0030-0036. This excavation is detailed in Cunnington MSS No: 26 which is held in the Museum Library. See also NAR No: SY 78 SW 23. A barrow in this area was opened by Edward Cunnington, who found a cremation in an urn in a cist.

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 121.
--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651011.

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Aug 11 2021 2:54PM

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