Monument record MDO2894 - Romano-British burials at Crofts, West Stafford

Two burials were found in a field called Crofts around 1850. Reports described them as found near the skeleton of a horse and other animal bones. Finds included a bowl of samian ware with one of the burials, and vessels of coarse Durotrigian pottery with the other.

Report by Rev C. W. BINGHAM of several Roman fictile vessels recently discovered. They are of dark brown ware except for a saucer of samian which was apparently found between the legs of a skeleton. The others were close to another skeleton. Animal bones were found near. The finds lay near the surface, on top of a line of hills about 1/4 of a mile south of the railroad and Rectory house. <1> Roman pottery found 20 yards from a barrow. <2> 'RB pottery & Samian saucer with animal bones found "in a field called Crofts, to the N of Stafford Farm House on the hill ... There is a barrow not far distant from the spot". <4> Pottery exhibited as described in the Dorset Co Museum from this site comprise of a pedestal jar of late BELGIC type, two jars 1st c. AD native ware - & a bowl of similar period and a SAMIAN saucer form 22, mid 1st c. Accession Nos. 1852.2.2-6. <5> The field at [SY 72528895] is know as CROFTS. "I have no knowledge of any finds". <6> [SY 72428902] The field was under advanced crop at the time of field investigation & was not perambulated. Siting plotted from information contained in T.1. in conjuction with T.6. <7>

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