EDO766 - Hengistbury Head Barrow 13; excavation 1919
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 1797 9056 (13m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1919
Description
St George Gray excavated a round barrow (Mound J) at the east end of Hengistbury Head in July 1919. A cutting 12.5 by 3.6 m was dug through the barrow and later extended. An inverted cinerary urn over a poorly cremated burial was found near the centre of the mound. Three areas of burnt material were also found. The barrow mound consisted of sand with flint pebbles.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650722.
- --- SWX9228 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1953. The Ancient Burial Mounds of England. 149.
- --- SWX9226 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1978. Hengistbury Head. 17-18.
- <1> SWX4038 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1987. Hengistbury Head, Dorset. 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Settlement, 3500BC- AD500, Excavations at Crouch Hill, 1921, 1969. in Oxford University Committee for Archaeology monograph series Vol no.13 Page(s) 40-7. 53-4.
Record last edited
Sep 7 2021 11:02AM
