EDO4990 - Burial Ground, Dorchester Prison, North Square, Dorchester; casual observation 1841

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Location

Grid reference SY 6922 9085 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1841

Description

Part of a Roman mosaic was found in the Prison Burial Ground in 1841. This mosaic was described as having a lozenge pattern of large tesserae in blue, white and red. Another mosaic was said to have been found close by several years earlier.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. p568, Dorchester no. 209a.
  • --- Monograph: Cosh, S R, and Neal, D S. 2005. Roman Mosaics of Britain. Volume II South-west Britain. p108.
  • --- Article in serial: Anon. 1858. 'The Roman Tessellated Pavement' Dorset County Chronicle. 144.

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Mar 19 2021 11:46AM

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