Monument record MDO44376 - Round barrow, Tarrant Hinton

A small round barrow, not located but said to be 'near Pimperne Long Barrow'. Was excavated in the 19th century. At the centre was an extended inhumation with the head to the west and in a cist in the chalk near the feet was a cremation.

(ST 9110) A small barrow, not located but said to be 'near Pimperne Long Barrow', (ST 91 SW 11) was dug into in the 19th century. At the centre was an extended, probably intrusive, inhumation with the head to the west, and in a cist in the chalk near its feet lay a cremation, probably primary. <1, 2>

Note: As the barrow is not located the coordinates recorded here are those used by the NRHE for the HER Map.

<1> Warne, C, 1866, The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866), Pt 2 19-20 No 24 (Monograph). SWX8166.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 100 (Monograph). SDO99.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210186 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 4:55PM