EDO4040 - Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester; Evaluation Trench 3
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67735 90492 (27m by 6m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1997
Description
In March 1997 Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological field evaluation of three fields between the Bridport Road and Poundbury Road, Dorchester, proposed for development. Forty machine-excavated trenches, plus additional contingency trenches, were investigated.
Trench 3 measured 30m by 1.6m and was excavated to a maximum depth of 0.85m. It was aligned E-W, close to the southern boundary of the site. It contained an ESE-WNW aligned ditch, exposed for a length of 4m and up to 0.4m deep. The stoney fill suggests that this feature was a drainage ditch.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO9539 Unpublished document: Grove, J, and Smith, R J C. 1997. Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester: Archaeological Evaluation.
- --- SDO9540 Article in serial: Smith, R. 1997. Dorchester: Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 119. 160.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4078 Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester; evaluation 1997
Record last edited
Oct 9 2006 12:01PM
