EDO3935 - Land to the West of Poundbury Farm, Dorchester; Evaluation Trench 12
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67098 90637 (32m by 2m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
2000
Description
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of land to the west of Poundbury Farm, Dorchester, in advance of the proposed Phase II Poundbury development. The site was known to contain three undated linear cropmarks and a postulated post-medieval chalk pit. Twenty-three machine-excavated trenches were investigated, each measuring at least 1.8m x 30m and totalling c. 1296 square metres.
Trench 12 was 31.8m long and aligned E-W. Clay-with-flint natural subsoil was encountered at a depth of 0.5m below ground level. A substantial pit, 1.2m wide and 0.9m deep with steeply sloping sides and irregular base, which, contained LBA pottery and worked flint was investigated. A second possible feature turned out to be a natural hollow in the clay-with-flint surface.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO9529 Unpublished document: Seager-Smith, R. 2000. Land to the West of Poundbury Farm, Dorchester, Dorset: Archaeological Evaluation..
- --- SDO9530 Article in serial: Gardiner, J. 2003. Dorchester, Land to the West and South-West of Poundbury Farm, 2000-2001. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society. 125. 154-6.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO3947 Land to the West of Poundbury Farm, Dorchester; evaluation
Record last edited
Sep 25 2006 5:20AM
