Monument record MDO6538 - The Verne: Four cists found during construction of The Verne Fortress

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Summary

Four cists found during the construction of the Verne fortress c. 1860, within the destroyed enclosure there.

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Four cists found in the SW of the destroyed enclosure on Verne Hill, discovered during the construction of the Verne Fortress c. 1860. Three of the burials lay E-W including one, possibly of a child (with its head to the W). One cist to the W lay N-S with the head to the N. Some pottery sherds were also found there.(1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 605.
  • --- Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6898 7354 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 100 B
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portland 100

Record last edited

Oct 13 2015 10:37AM

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