Fulwell Quarries, cist

In 1759, during limestone quarrying, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. A skeleton found in the presumed barrow or cairn was protected by "four large flat stones", which could be interpreted as a prehistoric cist burial or a Roman grave inserted in a prehistoric mound. Near the right hand of the body were 2 Roman coins. A later source added "a small urn of unbaked clay" to the finds.