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EWX711 - Hurn Barrow II, Bournemouth Airport, Hurn, Christchurch; excavation 1941

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Location

Grid reference	SZ 11570 98270 (point)
Map sheet	SZ19NW
Civil Parish	Long Crichel; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

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Ministry of Works

Date

Not recorded.

Description

One of three barrows excavated by Peggy Piggott in 1941 in advance of construction of RAF Hurn. No human remains were recovered.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO13064 Article in serial: Piggott, C M. 1943. 'Three turf barrows at Hurn, near Christchurch' Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club. 15.
<2> SWX9169 Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1962. Archaeological Journal 119. 119. 5.
<3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650751.

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2020 9:36AM

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