Monument record MDO8260 - Cist burial at Newlands Farm, West Lulworth

A Romano-British cist burial was found at Newlands Farm during work to repair a water pipe. Excavations by L J Keen and R N R Peers revealed a small skeleton, thought to be a young male. The remains of iron studs around the feet suggested that the body had been buried with its boots, and a fragment of pottery indicated a 3rd or 4th-century date for the burial.

A burial in a cist grave aligned North-South was discovered in a field (near Newlands Farm) at SY81108114, a single fragment of New Forest Ware pottery suggests a C3rd/C4th date. (Probably associated with SY 88 SW 43). <1>

<1> Keen, L, 1983, A Roman Cist-Burial at West Lulworth, 150-151 (Article in serial). SWX2700.

'During repairs for a water-pipe (SY 811081140) a single burial was located and subsequently excavated by L. J. Keen and R. N. R. Peers. The burial was in a cist grave, aligned approximately north-south, with the skull to the south. Fragments of broken stone suggest that the grave was originally covered. The small skeleton (?young male) was 1.38 m overall and had no grave goods. A large quantity of iron studs around the feet bones suggests that the body had been buried with its boots. A single fragment of New Forest pottery suggests that the burial was 3rd-4th century in date. The find is in the same field as the Roman-British site reported PDNHAS 99 (1977), 125.'

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1983, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983, 150-151 (Serial). SDO83.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 887554 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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