EDO4541 - 43 Cornwall Road, Dorchester; excavation 1986
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 68877 90607 (3m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
July 1986
Description
Wessex Archaeology agreed to complete the excavation and recording of burials at 43 Cornwall Road, Dorchester, exposed by the Misses Hunt during digging in their garden in July 1986 (1)(2).
A trench measuring 2.8m x 18m had been excavated to a depth of 0.5m revealing an extended adult inhumation oriented N-S. No grave cut or presence of a coffin could be identified. Another adult inhumation was found approximately 0.1m below the first. It appeared to lay on its left side, slightly flexed and oriented S-N. Again no grave cut or coffin could be identified.
These burials are probably part of the same cemetery excavated at 8 Albert Road (1).
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 69 SE 358.
- --- SDO10115 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1986. 43 Cornwall Road, Dorchester.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650882.
- <1> SDO9860 Article in serial: Stacey, L C. 1986. 'The Excavations of Burials at 43 Cornwall Road: An Interim Report' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 108. 184.
- <2> SDO9861 Unpublished document: Stacey, L C. 1986. The Excavation and Record of Romano-British Cemeteries at Albert Road, Cornwall Road and Hawthorn Lodge, Dorchester.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 2:32PM