Monument record MDO5071 - Burial of possible Roman or early medieval date, Tarrant Launceston
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Summary
A later burial, possibly Roman or Saxon, found during excavation of a Bronze Age round barrow in 1938.
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Full Description
Intrusive crouched inhumation, probably Romano British or pagan Saxon. Excavated in 1938 within a bronze age bowl barrow.
An inhumation of unknown date had been inserted just inside the penannular ditch close to the north east terminal, and cutting the earlier, shallower ditch. Its date is unclear but the crouched position of the skeleton suggests a possible pre-Roman date, although the excavators compared it to contracted inhumations of Roman date.
This site was originally recorded as part of ST 91 SE 59.
See MDO5070 where the bowl barrow is recorded as its own entity.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO16830 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1944. Archaeologia 90. 90. Volume 90, p47-80.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p119.
- <3> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 107.
- <4> SDO18279 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report. SJ Lobb, MPPA, Mar-2000.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1249206.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9589 1056 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 043 B
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2062043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 151
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 59h
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1249206
Record last edited
Jan 26 2023 4:59PM