Monument record MDO23906 - Iron Age crouched burial, Conway Drive, Broadmayne

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Summary

A Durotrigian-style crouched burial was disturbed and slightly damaged during digging by machine in 1967, and excavated by the Broadmayne Primary School. The burial was orientated east-west, with the head to the east and facing south, and appeared to be the skeleton of a mature adult. Six pots of late Iron Age date were deposited in the grave.

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  • ---XY Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1974. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973. 95. 44-49. [Mapped feature: #350585 ]

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Grid reference SY 7265 8663 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Broadmayne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 017 036 D

Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 12:27PM

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