EDO5651 - Manor Farm Quarry, Quarry Lane, Melbury Abbas; evaluation (Stage 2) 2007

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8757 2031 (173m by 148m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Melbury Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

December 2007

Description

Further to the trench evaluation carried out by AC Archaeology during September 2006, five additional evaluation trenches totalling 60 m in length x 2 m in width were opened. The purpose was to determine whether further archaeological features were present in the area around those earlier trenches which had produced evidence of Bronze Age activity. Of the five new trenches opened, only one proved to have any archaeological remains of significance in the form of one linear feature and one sub-circular feature of Middle to Late Bronze age date.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Martin, P. 2007. Proposed extension of Manor Farm Quarry, Quarry Lane, Melbury Abbas, Dorset. Second Stage Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2008. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2007-2008. 129. 188.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1577844.

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Jul 24 2024 12:13PM

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