Find Spot record MDO8524 - Beaker pottery, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

An Early Bronze Age beaker was found in the cliff face about 350m west of the Double Dykes in or before 1935. It is now in the Red House Museum, Christchurch.

A B-type beaker with eight rows of nail marks, stabs, etc was found about 350m west of the Double Dykes. (This beaker was erroneously ascribed to Sellars Farm, Southbourne, upon information given by Mr Druitt, and published as such in Proc BNSS 1935-6 by J B Calkin). The pot is now in the Red House Museum.

(SZ 15989086) EBA Beaker, (type B). Now in Red House Museum, Christchurch. <1-2>

B-type Beaker, with 8 rows of nail marks, stabs etc, found about 1150ft west of Double Dykes in the cliff face. (This beaker was erroneously ascribed to Sellars Farm, Southbourne, upon information given by Mr Druitt, and published as such in Proc BNSS 1935-6 by J B Calkin).

A continental corded ware beaker. <3>

Considerable erosion has taken place here through the years and nothing of significance is now visible. No information on the date of the find was gained. <4>

<1> Bournemouth Natural Science Society, 1935-36, Proceedings of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society 28, p52 (Serial). SWX3683.

EBA Beaker, (type B). Now in Red House Museum, Christchurch.

<2> Calkin, J B, 1949, Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949) (Map). SWX2587.

<3> Calkin, J B, Catalogue Druitt Collection, Red House Museum, Christchurch, p149 (Monograph). SWX4362.

A continental corded ware beaker.

<4> Wardale, C F, Various, Field Investigators Comments CFW, F1 CFW 27-MAR-69 (Unpublished document). SWX2704.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458622 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Nov 3 2023 1:54PM