EWX787 - Barrow on the north-west side of Milborne Wood; excavation around 1881

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Location

Grid reference SY 78480 97350 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1881

Description

J C Mansel-Pleydell opened a barrow around 1881 which was described as being situated on the north-west side of Milborne Wood. The barrow was around 10ft high and its lower half was composed of sand and gravel. A crude urn containing a cremation and standing on a Purbeck slab, was probably secondary.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650851.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1884. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 5. 30.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 89.

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Sep 22 2023 11:24AM

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