A crouched adult inhumation of unknown date was found during construction of a reservoir between Hilton and Ansty Cross. The body had been laid on its left side facing east, and there was no trace of grave goods. The area in the immediate vicinity of the grave was examined with negative results and no other graves were noticed during the excavation of a very large area.
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An undated inhumation burial was found at ST 77570349 between Hilton and Ansty Cross and reported by Mr Cowley. The head of a crouched, adult burial had been cut off by a machine digging a reservoir. The body had been laid on its left side facing east. There was no trace of grave goods. The area in the immediate vicinity of the grave was examined with negative results and no other graves were noticed during the excavation of a very large area. <1>
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<1> SDO73
Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1974. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973. 95. 102.
<2> SDO14739
Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201911.
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 025 033
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SE 37
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201911
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