Monument record MDO43266 - Telegraph Clump
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Full Description
Site description taken from MDO4958: 'Telegraph Clump Group comprises eight barrows (27-34), together with long barrow (23), all over 360 ft. above O.D., on and near the summit of a Chalk ridge. Barrows (29-32) lie close together in a line immediately W. of (23); the others are more scattered. It is possible that some of these barrows, together with neighbouring barrows in Tarrant Launceston, were opened in the 19th century. W. Shipp opened a barrow 'near the Telegraph' which contained a human leg-bone beneath a large cairn (C.T.D., Pt. 2, no. 5). J.H.Austen opened two barrows in the same area; in one he found a primary cremation in a cist, in the other he found nothing (Ibid., nos. 25 and 26). In 1840 Austen opened another barrow 'near the Race Course', which contained a primary crouched interment with a long-necked beaker (Ibid., no. 23 and Pl. VII, no. 1). <1>
<1> Garrow, D and Cooper, A, 2021, Grave Goods Project dataset, 72858 (Machine readable data file). SDO17407.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO17407 Machine readable data file: Garrow, D and Cooper, A. 2021. Grave Goods Project dataset. 72858.
Finds (2)
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9210 0940 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Nov 22 2021 6:57PM
