Monument record MDO18069 - St George's Road horse burial
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Summary
A horse burial in a shallow rectangular pit found during excavations at St George's Road in advance of the Dorchester By-pass construction..
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Full Description
Found during the excavations at St George's Road, undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1987 in advance of the Dorchester By-pass construction. The following description is abstracted from the final published report on the site (1). The numbers in square brackets refer to context numbers quoted in the report.
Horse burial [01083] was found cutting the edge of the Roman curvilinear enclosure ditch. It was a rectangular pit 2.1m long, 0.8m wide and 0.4m deep, aligned NE-SW, which contained the carcass of an adult male horse. The left hindlimb had been removed an placed alongside the head in order to fit the body into the grave.
No dating evidence was recovered, but it is most likely to be medieval or post-medieval in date.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 23-24.
- --- SDO9381 Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70516 90238 (2m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 244
Record last edited
Feb 7 2006 3:00AM