EDO6624 - A303 Wincanton to Zeals; excavation 1991

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Location

Grid reference
Map sheet
Civil Parish	Bourton; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1991

Description

Excavation by avaluation trenches at locations adjacent to A303 improvement works. These locations straddle the Bourton/ Silton parish boundary. The results of the excavation proved both prehistoric and Romano/ British rural settlement with associated field scatter.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SDO16438 Unpublished document: Hollinrake, C and Hollinrake, N. 1991. A303 Wincanton to Zeals Improvement Scheme, WBP 91.
<2> SDO14369 Unpublished document: Broomhead, R, Hollinrake, N, and Hollinrake, C. 1991. A 303 Wincanton-Zeals Improvement (Stoke Trister to Zeals).

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Record last edited

Jun 12 2026 12:54PM

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