EDO5037 - Quarr Lane, Sherborne; discovery of possible Civil War burial

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Location

Grid reference ST 63530 17780 (point)
Map sheet ST61NW
Civil Parish Castleton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

many years before 1950

Description

Many years ago, a burial was uncovered in the quarry north of Quarr lane near a shed (ST 63531778). It was reburied nearby. Rumour says “lead bullet in the skull”. Mapped as a point on Quarr Lane, there were at least two quarries to the north of this lane with sheds.

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  • --- Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1950. Archaeological discoveries in Sherborne and District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 72. p.78.

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Oct 6 2021 1:43PM

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