EDO4632 - Prospect Road, Dorchester; casual observation

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Location

Grid reference	SY 684 907 (point)
Map sheet	SY69SE
Civil Parish	Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

CASUAL OBSERVATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

c. 1910

Description

A number of skeletons buried in chalk-cut graves, some with 'brown pots' near the head, were found in drain laying along the north side of Prospect Road shortly before the 1914-1918 war. Some nails with wood adhering were noted.

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 583, no. 224e.

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Apr 23 2020 2:45PM

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