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Monument Number 1312409
Hob Uid: 1312409
Location : Dorset Wimborne St. Giles
Grid Ref : SU0178017240
Summary : A bowl barrow, part of the Oakley Down barrow group (SU 01 NW 19). Listed by RCHME as Wimborne St Giles 108 and by Grinsell as Wimborne St Giles 11, it was described by RCHME as a mound, damaged by ploughing, measuring 45 feet in diameter and 1.5 feet in height. It was dug into in the early 19th century by Cunnington and Hoare (their barrow 11), a cremation deposit 12 inches below the surface being the only find noted by them.
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Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Object Type : CREMATION
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External Cross Reference Number : SU 01 NW 159
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Monument Number 1312409