EDO7958 - Barrow on the Dorset Downs; antiquarian investigation before 1793

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Location

Grid reference SY 7 9 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

Before 1793

Description

Unlocated. Finds are lost. The 'large detached barrow' was opened before 1793, revealing a complete skeleton with dagger, blade, and part of a metal sheet from a dagger pommel. The objects were owned by Col. Drax before 1793.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • ---XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 651163. [Mapped feature: #9848 ]
  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 59.
  • --- Monograph: Douglas, J. 1793. Nenia Britannica. PLATEXXXIII,1,2,3.

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Mar 31 2024 8:59PM

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