Monument record MDO6681 - St Alban's Street, Weymouth: Bronze Age Cremation

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Bronze Age Cremation in an Urn, dug up in 1836, containing ashes and burnt bones

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In digging a cellar at 20 Petticoat Lane (Now the Wellington Arms, 13 St Albans Street) in 1836, a rude funeral urn containing burnt bones and ashes was found in shingle 6 ft below the surface. Probably Bronze Age. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: Farrar, R A H (Compiler). 1959. Archaeological Notes and News for 1959: Miscellaneous Discoveries and Accessions; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 81. 107.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868027.

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Grid reference SY 67930 78880 (point)
Map sheet SY67NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 000 460
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 46
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868027

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 12:54PM

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