Monument record MDO43779 - Inhumation burial, Whitcombe Hill

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Summary

An inhumation burial was exposed in 1836 during building of the road around Whitcombe Hill. The burial seems to have been contracted, but it seems likely to be Romano-British like burials near by.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 619.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7154 8866 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Whitcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 126 026 F

Record last edited

May 17 2022 5:03PM

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