EDO5416 - Shaftesbury Abbey New Museum Building; evaluation 1993

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8615 2286 (30m by 24m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Shaftesbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

1993

Description

AC archaeology conducted an archaeological evaluation by means of six hand excavated test pits in advance of the construction of the proposed new museum building at Shaftesbury Abbey during 1993. The excavations revealed considerable post-medieval disturbance, as well as traces of robbed cloister walls. A number of burials were also recorded within the eastern end of the cloister garth [1].

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Richards, J. 1993. Shaftesbury Abbey. An archaeological assessment of the site of the proposed Museum Building. Preliminary Statement..
  • --- Unpublished document: Richards, J. 1994. Shaftesbury Abbey. An archaeological assessment of the site of the proposed Museum Building..
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044246.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 149.

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