EDO4512 - Poundbury Trading Estate, Interpretation of the Course of Dorchester Roman Aqueduct.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 68249 90912 (63m by 47m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1996
Description
Observations by several persons over the last five years during development of the Poundbury Trading Estate have located a short length of the Dorchester Roman Aqueduct.
An angled section of the large phase 2 recut of the aqueduct is still visible in the car park of Dean's Computer Services. Across the road from Dean's the aqueduct has been cut away and the stained chalk plan of the phase 1b aqueduct was observed here. Close to the edge of the service road to Poundbury Trading Estate another narrower channel was briefly visible. This may be the aborted phase 1a channel running about 1m lower than the phase 1b section.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO9836 Article in serial: Putnam, W G, and Ford, B. 1996. Dorchester, Roman Aqueduct. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 118. 146-7.
Record last edited
Oct 22 2014 4:35PM