Monument record MDO3627 - Romano-British burial, Bryanston School

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Summary

A Romano-British inhumation burial was excavated during works for extension of the Music School at Bryanston School in 1958. The burial was determined as male, and was interred in an extended posture, head to the south east. Square-headed iron nails at intervals along either side of the skeleton probably indicate a wooden coffin. The burial was tentatively assigned a fourth century date.

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Full Description

ST 870075. Indications of Romano-British settlement. <2>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 48.
  • <1.1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1908. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1907. 28. 34.
  • <1.2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1959. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1958. 80. 108-110.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 341.
  • <3> Unpublished document: McDermott, J. 1997. Summary Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, 1997.
  • <4> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 80 NE 29.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205462.

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Location

Grid reference ST 870 075 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Bryanston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 006 010 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 29
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205462
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bryanston 10

Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 12:47PM

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