Source/Archive record SDR7516 - The Bronze Age Round Barrow at Swarkestone, part 1, the excavation and finds

Title	The Bronze Age Round Barrow at Swarkestone, part 1, the excavation and finds
Author/Originator	Posnansky, M
Date/Year	1955

Abstract/Summary

This was a report on the excavation of a round barrow by a group from Nottingham University. They found traces of a Bronze Age cremation close to the centre of the mound, near the original ground surface, and of two separate early medieval inhumations in the region of the outer ditch.

Description

Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, Vol 75 (1955), 123-139

Location

Referenced Monuments (2)

MDR4378 Swarkestone Lowes Barrow Cemetery and Field System (Scheduled Monument)
MDR7300 Swarkestone Lows Barrow 2, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone (Scheduled Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

EDR5077

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Referenced Designations (1)

Scheduled Monument 1019060: SWARKESTONE LOWS ROUND BARROW CEMETERY AND PART OF AN AGGREGATE FIELD SYSTEM 300M NORTH WEST OF THE LOWES FARM

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