Monument record MDO19310 - Christchurch Priory link building; grave [3]

A watching brief at Christchurch Priory , Christchurch, during 1985, recorded an undated grave [3] with a filling of clean brown sand. It was not completely excavated because it mostly lay below the contractors 1m depth limit. However, it was determined that the skull lay within the trench. A date of between 1540 and 1750 is suggested as this grave is sealed by a loam containing 18th-19th century pottery and cut through the foundations for the priory cloister block.

K. Jarvis conducted a watching brief at Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, during 1985 during the excavation of foundations for a link building between Priory House and the Priory Church. The results were subsequently published as a short note in PDNHAS volume 107 (1). The watching brief recorded an undated grave [3] with a filling of clean brown sand. It was not completely excavated because it mostly lay below the contractors 1m depth limit. However, it was determined that the skull lay within the trench. A date of between 1540 and 1750 is suggested as this grave is sealed by a loam containing 18th-19th century pottery and cut through the foundations for the priory cloister block.

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Sep 20 2012 10:42AM