EDO6237 - Cahill Motor Services, Unit 1-2a Green Square, Grove Trading Estate, Dorchester; watching brief 2015

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Location

Grid reference SY 6854 9085 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Terrain Archaeology

Date

2015

Description

Observations and recording of the excavation by hand of four stanchion pits for a new roof to the workshop. The pits were situated along the front of the building. Natural chalk was exposed in Trenches 2-4 at a depth of between 0.25m and 0.34m below modern ground level. Immediately overlying natural chalk in Trenches 2-4 was a 0.15m thick layer of firm mid brown silty clay with sparse chalk flecks, interpreted as the remains of a soil layer. No finds or other dating evidence was recovered. Only modern deposits were encountered in Trench 1.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Bellamy, P. 2015. 1-2a Green Square, Grove Trading Estate, Dorchester, Dorset. Archaeological Observations and Recording.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1620612.

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2021 9:55AM

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