EDO4241 - Trumpet Major I, Alington Avenue, Dorchester; excavation 1986
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70208 90047 (61m by 34m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1986
Description
To the west of The Trumpet Major, Alington Avenue, Wessex Archaeology cut three trenches within an overgrown coppice prior to development as two houses.
The three trenches, machine stripped to chalk bedrock showed that settlement was intense on this side of Alington Avenues (the opposite side in relation to the Alington Avenue and Fordington Farm excavations). The western Trench revealed a Romano-British ditch. The NE trench contained late Iron Age droveway ditches and a crouched burial. The southern trench contained a series of LIA/early RB settlement ditches and 2 crouched burials.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO9659 Article in serial: Woodward, P J , Jenkins, V and Davies, S. 1986. Excavations and Survey at Fordington Farm and the Trumpet Major: an Interim Note.. 108.
- --- SDO9565 Monograph: Davies, S M, Bellamy, P S , Heaton, M J , and Woodward, P J. 2002. Excavations at Alington Avenue, Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, 1984-87.
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4239 Trumpet Major I, Excavation Trench E.
Record last edited
Jun 18 2021 2:26PM
