Monument record MDO47328 - Saxon burial, Shapwick

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Summary

A crouched skeleton with a bone comb found 'while lowering a hill' some time before 1839. It has been suggested that this might possibly be a burial of Saxon date.

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Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement.
  • <1.1> Monograph: Wools, C. 1839. The Barrow Diggers. A dialogue in imitation of the Grave Diggers in Hamlet..
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 912121. [Mapped feature: #637103 ]

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Location

Grid reference ST 950 025 (point)
Map sheet ST90SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SE 86
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 912121

Record last edited

Nov 7 2023 4:54PM

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