Monument record MDO43634 - Inhumation, Melbury Abbas

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Summary

Two Romano British inhumation burials and a coin were found near Melbury Abbas Hill in 1846.

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Two Romano-British inhumation burials were uncovered in 1846 by labourers rooting up an old coppice near Melbury Abbas Hill. A brass coin of Antoninus Pius was found under one of the skeletons. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 48.
  • <2> Serial: 1846. The Gentleman's Magazine. 26. 633.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205961.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8749 1950 (point)
Map sheet ST81NE
Civil Parish Melbury Abbas; Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 34
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205961

Record last edited

Mar 21 2022 8:26AM

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