EDO6036 - Land at Parmiter Drive, Colehill; evaluation 2015
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 0252 9945 (318m by 486m) (26 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Civil Parish | Colehill; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
2015
Description
Evaluation consisting of twenty five trenches measuring 30m by 2m targeted, where possible, on potential archaeological features identified during geophysical survey, but also positioned to test apparently blank areas and the projected route of a Roman road. A substantial penannular ring ditch, the probable remains of a prehistoric barrow, was found, and several substantial ditches. One ditch terminus had been deliberately backfilled with material which included a cremation burial; a single radiocarbon date from this was consistent with late Neolithic date. A complete early bronze age food vessel was discovered in a pit cut into an earlier ditch. Trenches along the Roman round found no agger material or roadside ditches, and revealed a largely natural ridge cut by prehistoric features.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO14697 Unpublished document: Wright, J and Eaton, B. 2015. Land at Parmiter Drive, Wimborne, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation Report.
- --- SDO15328 Unpublished document: 2015. Land at Parmiter Drive, Wimborne, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation. Interim Report.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1604747.
- ---XY SDO21209 Unpublished document: Wakeham, G. 2019. Land South of Parmiter Drive, Wimborne Minster: Post-excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design. [Mapped features: #10508 Trench 7, Figure 1; #10509 Trench 6, Figure 1; #10510 Trench 5, Figure 1; #10511 Trench 4, Figure 1; #10512 Trench 3, Figure 1; #10513 Trench 2, Figure 1; #10514 Trench 1, Figure 1; #10516 Trench 17, Figure 1; #10517 Trench 16, Figure 1; #10518 Trench 15, Figure 1; #10519 Trench 14, Figure 1; #10520 Trench 13, Figure 1; #10521 Trench 12, Figure 1; #10522 Trench 11, Figure 1; #10523 Trench 10, Figure 1; #10525 Trench 8, Figure 1; #10526 Trench 18, Figure 1; #10527 Trench 19, Figure 1; #10528 Trench 9, Figure 1; #10529 Trench 20, Figure 1; #10530 Trench 21, Figure 1; #10531 Trench 22, Figure 1; #10532 Trench 23, Figure 1; #10533 Trench 24, Figure 1; #10534 Trench 25, Figure 1]
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO8127 Land South of Parmiter Drive, Wimborne Minster: excavation 2018 (Ref: 108073)
Record last edited
Aug 20 2026 3:18PM
