EWX1771 - A35 Tolpuddle-Puddletown Bypass (Site 6), north of Tolpuddle Ball; excavation 1996 to 1997

Please read our .

Location

Grid reference SY 80950 94850 (point)
Map sheet SY89SW
Civil Parish Tolpuddle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wessex Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Excavation in advance of construction of the Bypass revealed Late bronze Age shallow pits north of Tolpuddle Ball, approximately 100m north of the extant barrows on Tolpuddle Ball. Funded by BBTA Construction Joint Venture.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1168952.
  • --- Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 6890.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1998. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1997. 119. 164.
  • <1> Monograph: Hearne, Carrie M, and Birbeck, Vaughan. 1999. A35 Tolpuddle to Puddletown Bypass DBFO, Dorset, 1996-8. Incorporating excavations at Tolpuddle Ball 1993.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Record last edited

Mar 29 2021 5:17PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.