Monument record MWX850 - Cists, Whitecliff Farm, Swanage
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Summary
Two Romano British Cists were found in a cliff near Whitecliff Farm.
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Full Description
Two Romano-British stone-lined cists found in the cliff near Whitecliff Farm and Centred at SZ035806 by Calkin. <1>
SZ 031798 "Swanage Bay. Inhumation burials were exposed in 1877 in a cliff fall about 1/2 mile north of Swanage. Of two covered and partly floored cists of stone slabs, about 3 feet apart at a depth of 18 inches, one about 2 1/2 feet long contained fragmentary bones of a child, the other, some 3 feet long, probably the same. Large nails in both graves, one with oak (?) fibres, suggested wooden coffins, perhaps of boards 2 inches thick. One cist contained one or two sherds of black ware. The remains were near the `North Ledge', presumably the Tanville Ledges offshore near Highcliffe Road, New Swanage.
Objects, untraced, were formerly in Mowlem Institute, Swanage." (Included under `Roman Remains'). <2>
A Roman or early Medieval date has been suggested for the burials. <3>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX2587 Map: Calkin, J B. 1949. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949).
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 611-612.
- <2.1> SWX3285 Serial: The Times. 23 Aug 1877.
- <2.2> SWX8476 Monograph: Robinson, C E. 1882. A Royal Waren, Picturesque Rambles in the Vale of Purbeck. 101.
- <3> SDO17464 Unpublished document: Cherryson, A K. 2006. Gazetteer of Early Medieval Sites. 42.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457471.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457630.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 035 806 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Swanage; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 225
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 17
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457471
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457630
Record last edited
Jan 13 2024 7:35AM