Letter from N Thornbury on excavations at Avening
Reference code
SAL/01/02/06/20
Title
Letter from N Thornbury on excavations at Avening
Date
1806
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Letter from N. Thorbury providing accounts of ongoing excavations in a number of barrows discovered in and around Avening, Devon.
Mentioned in the minutes for 20th Nov. 1806: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.031.021
It appears the barrows were removed as per a farmer’s wishes and rebuilt in the rectory gardens: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1147237229
Mentioned in the minutes for 20th Nov. 1806: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.031.021
It appears the barrows were removed as per a farmer’s wishes and rebuilt in the rectory gardens: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1147237229