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EWX1781 - Swanage Floodbanks; evaluation 1995

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SZ 01949 79520 (221m by 101m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	SZ07NW
Civil Parish	Tolpuddle; Dorset
Civil Parish	Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1995

Description

Two trenches on the site of two proposed flood retention banks; negative results.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO16950 Unpublished document: Cox, P W and Cotton, J. 1995. An Archaeological Field Evaluation of the Site of Two Proposed Flood Retention Banks at Swanage, Dorset.
<2> SDO95 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1996. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1995. 117. 127.
<3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1092836.

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Aug 14 2025 12:06PM

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