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EWX997 - Limekiln Hill, Puncknowle; excavation 1959

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Location

Grid reference	SY 54170 87100 (point)
Map sheet	SY58NW
Civil Parish	Puncknowle; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1959

Description

One barrow was excavated in 1959 when a primary urned cremation enclosed by three stone slabs was found. Six secondary interments were also revealed.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 49.
<2> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651044.
<2> SDO84 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 63-67.

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Nov 30 2020 8:21PM

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