EDO5054 - Newland/ Hound Street junction, Sherborne; observation of road widening works
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6403 1685 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST61NW |
| Civil Parish | Sherborne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1956
Description
C. E. Bean observed groundworks associated with the Widening of the Newland/ Hound Street road junction during 1956.
This '... disclosed the heads of some three skeletons in shallow graves in the bed-rock, laid with their feet in an easterly direction. No associated remains were found. a trench down to bed-rock was seen 90 feet south of Newland, in which 13th and 14th century pottery occurred.' (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO10311 Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1956. Newland and Hound Street, Sherborne; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 78. p.88.
Record last edited
Sep 4 2007 12:24PM