Monument record MWX3477 - Seven cists found at Southill, Radipole Lane

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Seven cists found at Radipole Lane in 1972, during the construction of a playing field.

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During the construction of a playing field in 1972 seven burials were badly damaged by topsoil stripping. All of the inhumations were in stone slab cists with their feet to the east. One cist contained a child's skeleton with a pot and a rusted studded object which was not recovered.

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  • --- Article in serial: Morris, P. 1975. Early Iron-age and Roman Remains at Southill, Radipole Lane, Weymouth. Vol 96. p54-55.
  • --- Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.

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Grid reference SY 6643 8101 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY68SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 18 2020 12:04PM

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