Monument record MDO19700 - South of Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; post medieval horse burial

Excavations by Wessex Archaeology at the south side of Tinney’s Lane during 1997 revealed evidence for a large cut in the central area of the site containing an in situ horse burial. The loose fill contained fragments of clay pipe, 16th-18th century pottery and shell.

Found during excavations conducted by Wessex Archaeology during January 1997 in advance of a housing development (Knotts Paddock) south of Tinney’s Lane, Sherborne. The results of the excavation have been published in PDNHAS, 121, 53-69 (1). Numbers in square brackets below refer to context numbers given in this report.

‘The in situ remains of a horse burial were excavated from a large (2.33 x 1.60m) cut [105] in the central area of the site. The single loose, slightly vacuous fill, 0.53m deep, contained fragments of clay pipe, shell, medieval (2 fragments/ 6g), 16th-18th century (7/20g) and modern (1/3g) pottery. The animal had been laid on its left side, head to the north-west.’ (1)

<1> McKinley, J I, 1999, Excavations at Tinney’s Lane, Sherborne, Dorset; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO10368.

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Sep 19 2007 2:56AM