Monument record MDO6659 - Roman burial, Rodwell, Weymouth

A Roman burial, pottery, coins, the bones of a man, a horse and a dog were found at Rodwell during the construction of the Weymouth and Portland railway.

A Roman burial place was cut through at Rodwell during the construction of the Weymouth and Portland railway. Two vessels which are now in the B.M. were found in a railway cutting at Clearmount.....(about 675779), while Locks guide states that during the excavation for Rodwell station (674783) pieces of Roman pottery and some Roman coins were unearthed as well as the bones of a man, horse and dog. The vessels were not closely dated. <3>

<1> Society of Antiquaries of London, 1865, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London 3, 93 (Serial). SWX1874.

<2> Oliver, V L, 1923, Pre-Roman and Roman Occupation of the Weymouth District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 42-43 (Article in serial). SWX1763.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1923, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1922-1923, 42-43 (Serial). SDO29.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 615 (Monograph). SDO150.

<3.1> Externally held archive reference Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Weymouth, (Ward, Lock and Co), 10th edition, 53 (Monograph). SWX1875.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451651 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 3 2022 6:43AM