Monument record MDO19072 - Salisbury Field, Fordington, Dorchester; Roman burials
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Moule, H J, 1906, Dorchester Antiquities, 46-7 (Bibliographic reference). SDO9552.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 575, no.216f (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(216) FORDINGTON HILL … (f) Inhumation, one or more, found in 1894 in Salisbury Field (c. 69659060), at least 90 yds. W. of (c). A black ware jar 8 ins. high of 1st or early 2nd-century type, with diagonally tooled body decoration, and a saucer or lid of a smaller vessel (no. 5; 1894.5.2), were found, it was believed, with human bones. The jar (1894.5.1) is untraced but sketched in D.C.M. card index. (Moule, 46–7; Moule MS., 22.)’
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 69650 90600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2025 11:19AM
