Monument record MDO18077 - Flagstones cremation pit 00260
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Summary
A small shallow pit containing an adult cremation, which lay within a penannular ditch in the southern side of the Flagstones Neolithic enclosure. It is associated with two other cremation pits and may be Bronze Age in date.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Found during excavation at Flagstones by Wessex Archaeology in 1987-1988 in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. 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.
A small pit situated in the southern part of the Flagstones enclosure within a shallow crescentic gully [00200]. Pit [00260] was about 1.4m across and 0.2 m deep and may have been recut. It contained the remains of a single adult cremation burial. It lay adjacent to two other cremation pits [00256] and [00258]l.
This cremation is not dated but its association as part of an enclosed cremation cemetery suggests it may be Bronze Age in date.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 79-89.
- --- SDO9385 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 78 NW 67.
- <1> SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 27-48.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Dorchester By-pass; excavation 1986-88 (Ref: NMR UID: 654514) (EWX1164)
- Event - Intervention: Flagstones (Dorchester By-pass Site 3); excavation 1987-88 (EWX883)
- Event - Intervention: Southern Dorchester By-pass, Flagstones; evaluation (Trench FR10) (Ref: NMR UID: 654514) (EDO4318)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70392 89927 (1m by 1m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 261
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 67
Record last edited
Feb 8 2006 4:43AM