EDO7574 - Barrow south of the Bridport Road (Cunnington No 23), Winterborne St Martin; excavation 1896

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Location

Grid reference SY 6397 9036 (point)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1896

Description

NRHE: Cunnington No 23. Archive ref: Cunnington MSS in Dorset County Museum Library. The barrow contained a primary crouched interment covered by a cairn. In July 1896 by Mr Sivewright and Captain Acland cut a section through the centre of the mound. Finds included an antler pick now in the Dorset Museum.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 641146.
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 155.
  • --- Article in serial: Acland J E. 1916. List of Dorset Barrows, opened or described by Mr E. Cunnington. Vol 37. 43.

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Sep 17 2021 4:15PM

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