EDO6700 - Roman villa in Walls Field, Charminster; excavation

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Location

Grid reference SY 6672 9492 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Charminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1891

Description

E Cunnington and F A H Vinon cleared an area 12 feet by 4 feet of mosaic 'of very interesting design' described as a square of small white tesserae surrounded by a border of blue and red, and suggesting an overall design fifteen feet square.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1900. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1900. 21. 84.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 61, 71.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650836.

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Apr 16 2020 10:02AM

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