Monument record MDO19007 - Twenty Acre Field, Syward Road, Dorchester; human remains

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Summary

Part of a human skull was reported as having been found in 1952 in Twenty Acre Field, shortly to be developed for housing, and now the Came View estate. This could indicate the site of a burial, possibly of prehistoric or Romano-British date.

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  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 578, no. 218e.
  • --- Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1951. A Discovery in Twenty Acre Field, Syward Road, Dorchester.. 73.
  • --- Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1951. The Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 73.

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Grid reference SY 70610 89963 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2015 3:18PM

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