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Monument Number 1310971
Hob Uid: 1310971
Location : Dorset Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Grid Ref : ST9717017890
Summary : A bowl barrow in Scrubbity Coppice, one of a group excavated by Pitt Rivers in 1882-83. Pitt Rivers' barrow xvii (RCHME's Sixpenny Handley 50, Grinsell's Handley 9), it was excavated on April 4th 1883. Located adjacent to ST 91 NE 98, prior to excavation it was visible as a mound 40 feet in diameter and up to 1.5 feet high. Nothing was noted other than a single pit or post hole benath the mound, and over 200 flints, mostly flakes and cores, within the mound. [NB this site was originally described as part of ST 91 NE 17. That record should be consulted for some additional sources and information]
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Monument Period Name : Early Bronze Age
Display Date : Early Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -1600
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow, Pit
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 35207
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 91 NE 99
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1888-01-01
End Date : 1888-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1310971