EDO6562 - Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe; evaluation 1996

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Location

Grid reference ST 3479 0459 (point)
Map sheet ST30SW
Civil Parish Thorncombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Exeter Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Archaeological evaluation comprising excavation of five trenches in the area of an enclosure identified from geophysical survey, and four trenches elsewhere in the area of the proposed quarry extension. The presence of a well preserved prehistoric ditched enclosure was confirmed. Features within it suggested settlement.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Gent, T H. 1996. Archaeological Evaluation at Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset. [Mapped feature: #7999 ]
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, H, and Langman, G I. 1996. Archaeological Evaluation at Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset: The Prehistoric Pottery.

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Nov 24 2020 11:44AM

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