EDO7502 - Shaftesbury Abbey; excavation 1902 to 1905
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8616 2288 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SE |
| Civil Parish | Shaftesbury; Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1905
Description
RCHME: In 1902-5 Edward Doran Webb cleared the eastern part of the church (Excavations on the site of the Abbey Church … Shaftesbury, 1902, 1903, 1904, printed in Shaftesbury by T. Pinney); the glass jar in which St. Edward's lung may have been preserved appears to have come to light during this period. After 1905 Webb's trenches were neglected for many years and much damage was done by frost.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651427.
- ---XY SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 60. [Mapped feature: #9321 ]
- --- SWX1202 Monograph: Penn, K J. 1980. Historic Towns in Dorset. 84.
- --- SDO55 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1955. 77. 141.
Record last edited
Aug 31 2021 2:22PM
