EWX1821 - A35 Tolpuddle-Puddletown Bypass (Near Tolpuddle Ball); excavation 1998

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Location

Grid reference SY 8122 9479 (point)
Map sheet SY89SW
Civil Parish Tolpuddle; Dorset

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Wessex Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Excavation near Tolpuddle Ball on a parish boundary revealed an inhumation cemetery established in the very late Roman period (around 400 AD) and continuing in use to the late 7th century AD.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1212511.
  • ---XY Monograph: Hearne, Carrie M, and Birbeck, Vaughan. 1999. A35 Tolpuddle to Puddletown Bypass DBFO, Dorset, 1996-8. Incorporating excavations at Tolpuddle Ball 1993. 55-63. [Mapped feature: #9305 ]
  • --- Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 6890.

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Aug 17 2021 4:45PM

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