EDO4578 - Colliton Street Youth Centre, Colliton Street, Dorchester; observations and recording 1976

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Location

Grid reference SY 6912 9082 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1976

Description

During the construction of a service trench in Colliton Street Youth Centre in 1976, a partially disturbed human skeleton was noticed about 0.50m below the car-park tarmac. It lay approximately N-S with head to the north. Several nails with wood still adhering surrounded the bones and indicate a coffin. No dating evidence was recovered.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Article in serial: Keen, L. 1976. 'Dorset Archaeology in 1976: Dorchester (SY 685911)' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.. 98. 56.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654516.

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Mar 19 2021 2:04PM

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