EDO6445 - Leigh Road, Wimborne Minster; evaluation 2017
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Location
Grid reference | SZ 0260 9978 (point) |
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Map sheet | SZ09NW |
Civil Parish | Wimborne Minster; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
2017
Description
The archaeological evaluation consisted of the excavation of 11 trial trenches measuring 30m by 1.6m dug using a 360 degree excavator with a toothless bucket. Four trenches contained archaeological features or artefacts including gullies, pit/post holes, shrub boles with archaeological material. Finds included heavily abraded pottery which was respectively prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval. There was also flint both struck and burnt unworked.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO15832 Unpublished document: McCarthy, J. 2017. Leigh Road School Site, Wimborne Minster. Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Record last edited
Nov 5 2024 4:16PM