Monument record MDO47567 - Urns from barrow near Luckford Lake, West Holme, East Stoke

Luxford Lake, Tyneham. Bucket urn (shouldering,perhaps through Hallstatt influence), and a globular urn (Abercromby) 407 and 407a. <1>

Two late Bronze Age urns and one tripartite debased Middle Bronze Age urn from a barrow near Luxford Lake, are in the British Museum. (Acc. No. 1880.2.12). <2>

No further information. The stream of Luckford Lake, might site this excavation to 'Five Barrows'. <3>

Luxford, probably a variant in spelling of Luckford. (Luckford Lake, a stream extends from SY 883861 to about SY 873820: OS 1" 1811). <4>

<1> Hawkes, C F C, 1933, Barrows. Antiquaries Journal 13, 447 (Article in serial). SWX4347.

<2> Calkin, J B, Annotated Record Map Corr 6, 1949 (Map). SWX8214.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 24-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F2 FDC 30-DEC-52 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455234 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 16 2023 4:12PM