EDO72 - Newlands Gate, Poor Lot Down, Stratton; excavation 1963
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Location
Grid reference | SY 6539 9496 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY69SE |
Civil Parish | Stratton; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1961
Description
Fragments of bone brought to the surface during auguring of foundations for a dutch barn in July/August 1961 were identified as human. These came from the centre one of three piers on the south end of the barn. Excavations in September 1963 by George Rybot revealed a roughly rectangular grave with a skeleton on its left side and aligned north-south with head to the south, facing west. No dating evidence was found, but the excavators thought a late prehistoric date most likely.
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2021 11:54AM