Monument record MDO47805 - Bowl barrow, Bincombe Hewish, Bincombe

A Bronze Age bowl barrow described as being at the north end of Bincombe Hewish was opened in 1850 by antiquarian Charles Warne, who found a cremation burial in a cist.

Barrow on the north end of Bincombe Hewish (SY 6884) opened by Warne in October 1850. it was of considerable size and composed
of about an equal amount of chalk, flints and earth. The only find was a cist cut in the natural chalk containing "a moderate quantity of burnt bones and ashes". <1>

At the north end of Bincombe Hewish. Barrow opened by Warne: simple cremation in cist. <2>

No further information concerning the excavation was obtained during field investigation. <3>

<1> Warne, C, 1866, The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866), 51 No 41 (Monograph). SWX8166.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 23-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 90 (Monograph). SDO132.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452711 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 23 2024 10:18AM