EDO6866 - Holwell, Cranborne; excavation 1867

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Location

Grid reference SU 0729 1262 (point)
Map sheet SU01SE
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1867

Description

Roman building was found in 1867, two areas of red tessellated pavement were traced. Finds included samian ware, New Forest and other coarse pottery and a Constantinian coin. Possibly the site of a villa.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1887. Archaeological Journal XLIV. 44. 395-6.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 15.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651171.

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Aug 24 2020 2:09PM

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