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EWX1068 - North of the Grove, Lorton Farm, Upwey, Weymouth; observations and recording 1979

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Location

Grid reference	SY 66740 83040 (point)
Map sheet	SY68SE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

WATCHING BRIEF

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1979

Description

NRHE: Scant evidence of a possible medieval house platform/redeposited sand exposed in a contractor's trench.

Sources/Archives (4)

--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651494.
--- SDO21547 Unpublished document: Boulter, J, and Squibb, B. 1979. Report on road widening of Dorchester Road North of The Grove, opposite Lorton Lane, Broadwey, Weymouth, Dorset.
--- SDO21549 Unpublished document: AMH/JJS. 1980. Broadwey, Lorton Farm (SY667320 (sic)).
<1> SDO79 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1981. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1979. 101. 133.

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Record last edited

Dec 3 2025 2:41PM

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