EDO5696 - Merley Youth Club site, Chichester Walk, Merley, Poole; geophysical survey 1995

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0242 9824 (139m by 105m)
Map sheet SZ09NW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Technique(s)

Organisation

Geophysical Surveys of Bradford

Date

1995

Description

A fluxgate gradiometer survey was undertaken of a former school playing field as part of an archaeological assessment by AC archaeology in advance of proposed development. The geophysical survey revealed that the site wa subject to severe magnetic disturbance from a number of sources, which will have masked anomalies produced by archaeological remains. No responses suggesting the presence of archaeological features were observed in the data. (1)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Shiel, D. 1995. Merley Youth Club, Wimborne Minster.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Cox, P W, Chandler, J, and Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1995. The archaeological assessment and evaluation of the Merley Youth Club site, Chichester Walk, Merley, Dorset.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1996. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1995. 117. 125.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1092647.

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Jan 5 2021 7:54PM

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