Monument record MDO4299 - Burials, Whiteway, Marnhull

The Rev H Place (incumbent from 1778 to his death in 1828) reported that human remains were found when quarrying for road materials. The burials were generally 4 to 6 feet below the ground surface, extended in an east west direction and placed in regular close ranks, suggesting a possible Roman date.

The Rev H Place (local incumbent from 1778 until his death in 1828) reported that at Whiteway large quantities of human bones were found when quarries were dug for road material. The inhumations were generally 5 to 6 feet beneath the surface, extended in an east to west direction, and placed in regular close ranks. <1>

"These remains were found in a field on the south side of White Way Lane and a short distance west of the north end of Hinton Lane. The original Name Book mentions a supposition that these were Roman Remains". <4>

The quarry (?) at ST 7930 1779 is at present overlain by a pile of cut timber; there is also evidence of disturbed ground at ST 7929 1781. Further east at ST 7935 1777, are the clearly identifiable remains of a grassed over quarry. Published as such on O.S. 25" at 1900 <4>, its position relevent to White Way Lane, and Hinton Lane is as described in the Rev. ONB (1902) <5>, this could well be the find- spot of the inhumations. No survey action. <6>

<1> Hutchins, J, 1873, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition, 326-7 (Monograph). SDO10245.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, Dorset Sheet VII.SE Surveyed: 1886, Published: 1886 (Map). SDO17338.

(ST 79301779) Human Remains found 1869 (NAT)

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1900, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two, Dorset VII.11 Revised: 1900, Published: 1901 (Map). SDO11594.

<5> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Object Name Book reference revision, 1902 (Unpublished document). SDO17452.

<6> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F1 GB 03-AUG-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 202171 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 19 2024 12:59PM