Monument record MDO47128 - Barrow, Charlton Down, Charlton Marshall

Three barrows on Charlton Down (ST 8700) were opened by H. White in 1811; the first contained, near the surface, an inhumation, with feet towards east, probably intrustive.

The second contained a primary (?) cremation in an urn and the third contained a primary cremation in an upright globular urn with four preforated lugs (Late Bronze Age); this was in a cist 2 ft. deep and 1 1/2 ft. wide, and the barrow which was about 5 ft. high was composed of alternating layers of
flints and chalk rubble.

Grinsell suggested that tbe group of three barrows (ST 80 SE 30) were probably those opened by White.

<1c> Royal Archaeological Institute, 1814, Archaeological Journal, 331-2 (Serial). SDO20144.

<1a> Wools, C, 1839, The Barrow Diggers. A dialogue in imitation of the Grave Diggers in Hamlet., 81-2 91-2 Plates (Monograph). SWX2974.

<1b> Society of Antiquaries of London, 1846, Primaeval Antiquities, fol 82 (Monograph). SDO20145.

<1d> Warne, C, 1866, The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866), 48-50 24-50 (Monograph). SWX8166.

<2> Hutchins, J, 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 2. 3rd edition, 525 (Monograph). SDO9443.

<4> Society of Antiquaries of London, 1933, The Antiquaries Journal 13, 444 (Serial). SDO16730.

<5> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 99 (Monograph). SDO132.

<6> The Archaeological Journal, 99 1962 57 (Article in serial). SDO20142.

<8> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 59 (Monograph). SDO146.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

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