EWX2374 - Swalland Farm, Swyre Head, Kimmeridge; excavation 1981

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Location

Grid reference SY 9325 7775 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Description

Medieval pottery recovered during field walking alongside trial excavation of an Iron/Age Roman site on the Smedmore Estate in a field below Swyre Head. Evidence suggested medieval settlement believed to relate to the former location of Swalland Farm and Chaldecots.

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  • --- Article in serial: Maw R. 1981. Swalland farm (Kimmeridge) and The Lost Location of Chaldecots. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 103. 136-137.

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Jun 22 2026 1:07PM

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