Monument record MDO47572 - Round Barrow, Creech Heath

A round barrow on Killwood Heath, now known as Creech Heath (SY 9283), opened in December 1865 by W. J. Pike, was about 25 feet in diameter by 9 or 10 feet high. In the centre was a primary cremation with a garnet-like object.

The section of the mound showed a laminated structure as if built of turves.

This may be the Icen Barrow (SY 98 SW 43) or one of the four barrows on Creech Heath (SY 98 SW 42).

<1> Warne, C, 1866, The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866), 43 (Monograph). SWX8166.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 101 No 5a (Monograph). SDO132.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 442 Nos 46-49 (Monograph). SDO150.

<4> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, 1985 (Index). SDO147.

'Probable bowl barrow: round barrow excavated on Killwood Heath (now Creech Heath) in Dec. 1865 by W.J.Pike. He found a primary central cremation with a garnet like object. Perhaps one of 43-49.'

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457046 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 17 2024 10:24AM