Monument record MDO47796 - Round barrow near Forty Acre Plantation, Bradford Peverell

One of the barrows in this area was opened in 1880 by antiquarian Edward Cunnington, who found an inhumation burial of a young person with two beakers, and a cremation.

A small barrow (Cunnington's No.19 Grinsell's No.29 - unlocated) with central grave contained a primary cremation beneath the top of a probable banded bucket-urn (inverted). The barrow stood near Cunnington's No.14 which Grinsell locates at 66509174 near Forty Acre Plantation, Bradford Peverell. <1-3>

Nothing is visible on the ground in the vicinity of SY 66509174. <4>

<1> Cunnington, E, 1915, Cunnington MSS (Unpublished document). SDO10110.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1916, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916, 42 (Serial). SDO25.

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 96 (Monograph). SDO132.

‘Cunnington 12: inhumation (primary?) of young person placed N.-S., with 2 small beakers(?) and cremation to S. The inhumation was in a grave covered by a cairn. At least 1 beaker in DCM.’

<4> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 NJA 23-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453475 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 15 2024 1:56PM