Monument record MDO47725 - Barrow, Dewlish

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Summary

A round barrow at Dewlish was excavated in 1871 locating a primary and secondary cremations. The exact location of the barrow is not known.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An unidentified barrow in Dewlish (SY 7798) was opened by J Brown in 1871. The mound was 4ft high and covered a primary cremation in a 'bucket' urn beneath a central flint cairn; a cremation in a globular urn was found near the margin of the mound. <1>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 89 (Monograph). SDO146.

<1.1> Abercromby, J, 1912, A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland, 447 (Monograph). SDO10121.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454554 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 89.
  • <1.1> Monograph: Abercromby, J. 1912. A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. 447.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454554. [Mapped feature: #637532 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 7804 9836 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 26
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454554

Record last edited

Jan 11 2024 4:15PM

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