Monument record MDO18083 - Flagstones Late Iron Age grave 00432

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Summary

A shallow grave, just inside the southwest side of the central ring-ditch, containing the flexed inhumation of an adult. No grave goods.

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Full Description

Found during excavation at Flagstones by Wessex Archaeology in 1987-1988 in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. The following description is abstracted from the final published report on the site (1). The numbers in square brackets refer to context numbers quoted in the report.

Grave 00432 was a shallow grave just inside the southwestern part of the central ring-ditch. It contained the skeleton of an unsexed adult supine with the legs flexed. No grave goods were found.


National Monuments Record, NMR Monument Record, SY 78 NW 67 (Index). SDO9937.

Wessex Archaeology, 1987, Dorchester By-pass (Excavation archive). SDO9385.

Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C, 1987, Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note (Article in serial). SDO9381.

<1> Smith, R J C et al, 1997, Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8, 27-48 (Monograph). SDO9379.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109.
  • --- Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
  • --- Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 78 NW 67.
  • <1> Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 27-48.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 70418 89953 (2m by 1m)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 267
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 67

Record last edited

Feb 9 2006 8:51AM

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