Monument record MDO18967 - WI tennis courts, The Grove, Dorchester; Roman ditches
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 582, No. 223b (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(223) WEST GATE AREA … (b) Inhumations, about 30, found c. 1920 in making the former Women's Institute tennis courts (68849078) … They lay on either side of a pair of parallel ditches running N. W. to S.E. (see the Aqueduct (227 a), p. 588); Romano-British sherds were found in the topsoil. (68819080; information from Mr. C.J. Green.)’
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- --- 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. 582, No. 223b.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68840 90780 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 18 2020 11:25AM
