EDO9 - Barrow, Long Crichel (Piggott 1); excavation 1938

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Location

Grid reference ST 9624 1109 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Long Crichel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1938

Description

This barrow was excavated in 1938 by S and C M Piggott who found a central pit below the mound which contained the remains of a primary cremation burial associated with fragments of a bucket urn 'burnt after breaking'. Above the pit was a second cremation in a bucket urn.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- (No record type): English Heritage. 1994. Rescue Excavation: 1938 to1972. 27.
  • <1> Monograph: Dayrell Reed, T. 1947. The Rise of Wessex, a Further Essay in Dark Age History. 286.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 118.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651211.

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May 11 2022 12:30PM

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