Monument record MDO6664 - Roman inhumation, Southdown Farm, Lodmoor

An inhumation burial and occupation debris found during the construction of Brackendown Avenue in 1934, east of the farmhouse of Southdown Farm, Lodmoor.

Southdown Farm Lodmoor. An inhumation burial and occupation debris were found in making a road east of the farmhouse about 100ft above sea level (about 68738189). A skeleton, found at a depth of about 7ft by the builder, Mr A C Wheltham, but removed before examination, was believed by V L Oliver and C D Drew to have been buried at the bottom of a shallow domestic pit containing burnt material, oyster shells and iron nails. <1-2> Burial 120m east of Southdown Farm discovered during construction of Brackendown Avenue in 1934. Romano-British Pottery also found in pit. Suggests the possible presence of Romano-British cemetery and some form of settlement. <3>

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Aug 8 2023 4:13PM