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Site name Hengistbury Head Barrow II/7

Site number 941

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4029 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4083 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4124 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow (Bushe-Fox II/Cunliffe 7) with a sand mound containing many worked flints deliberately introduced* and no central burial, but at least 7 presumed secondary burials in the western half of the mound. There were also 8 small pockets of burnt material in a tight group towards the eastern margin of the mound averaging 0.3m in diameter and 0.1-2m deep, and containing oak charcoal. At least three of the urns contained cremations, one that of an adult in a large biconical urn of Trevisker style set upright and accompanied by several flint flakes. Oak charcoal accompanied two of the urned cremations. Portions of collared urn and food vessels also were recovered from this barrow but not associated with cremations. [*The surrounding soil was bare of flint].

Remains/Period Y4

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square SZ

X coordinate 170

Y coordinate 908

Bibliographic source Bushe-Fox 1911, Cunliffe 1987

Query

Site name	Hengistbury Head Barrow II/7
Site number	941
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4029 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4083 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4124 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow (Bushe-Fox II/Cunliffe 7) with a sand mound containing many worked flints deliberately introduced* and no central burial, but at least 7 presumed secondary burials in the western half of the mound. There were also 8 small pockets of burnt material in a tight group towards the eastern margin of the mound averaging 0.3m in diameter and 0.1-2m deep, and containing oak charcoal. At least three of the urns contained cremations, one that of an adult in a large biconical urn of Trevisker style set upright and accompanied by several flint flakes. Oak charcoal accompanied two of the urned cremations. Portions of collared urn and food vessels also were recovered from this barrow but not associated with cremations. [*The surrounding soil was bare of flint].
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	SZ
X coordinate	170
Y coordinate	908
Bibliographic source	Bushe-Fox 1911, Cunliffe 1987