Category Archives: archaeology

Landscape Archaeology

Posted on June 19, 2026 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips June 2026 I bought and read this book in 2005, that is before the Milton Abbas Local History Group was formed. I have now reread it with Milton Abbas in mind and the authors’ examination and excavation of … Continue reading →

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Finds

Posted on March 10, 2025 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips March 2025 Thanks to Charles Bullock for sharing his finds with us. He has been metal detecting in Milton Abbas for some time now and has found some extraordinary items which, with our existing knowledge of the history … Continue reading →

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Cerne Abbas: its abbey and giant

Posted on October 28, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 We were at the recent conference ‘Cerne Giant and other Wessex Hill Figures’ at the Dorset Museum which discussed the dating of the phallic giant. There were some interesting talks: one by Barbara Yorke, University of … Continue reading →

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Hilton Gold Bracelet

Posted on July 30, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips Jul 2024 GREAT NEWS! DORSET MUSEUM HAVE RAISED THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE THIS. photo © Somerset County Council 2.0 Generic. This late Bronze Age gold bracelet was found in Hilton. It has been declared treasure and has been … Continue reading →

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Milton Abbas Pendant

Posted on February 13, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Is now available to view at the Dorset Museum. This unique Anglo-Saxon pendant was found in Milton Abbas by one of the members of the Milton Abbas Local History Group, Charles Bullock, who reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme where … Continue reading →

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More finds from Milton Abbas

Posted on January 19, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Perhaps not as exciting as Charles Bullock’s find of the Milton Abbas Pendant, but telling us more about the history of Milton Abbas are some of Charles’ recent finds which he is reporting to the UK Detector Finds Database are … Continue reading →

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Charles Bullock – Metal Detectorist extraordinaire.

Posted on July 22, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The Milton Abbas Local History Group are delighted to have at last an active and very knowledgeable metal detectorist as a member. It was Charles who found and reported the Milton Abbas Pendant, which should now be on display in … Continue reading →

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Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Posted on July 6, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The Milton Abbas Local History Group recently have been given some 30 volumes of this publication. They are now available for members to borrow from our library. A catalogue of all the articles is already available online. Most of the … Continue reading →

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