EWX2378 - Green Island Causeway, Poole Harbour, Corfe Castle; underwater excavation 2001

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Location

Grid reference Centred SZ 0025 8623 (10m by 10m) Approximate
Map sheet SZ08NW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Poole Bay Archaeological Research Group

Date

Not recorded.

Description

The causeway was investigated in 2001. No details available. NRHE: Excavation has revealed two jetties of an Iron Age harbour complex. Radiocarbon dating of timbers produced a date range of 410BC to 10AD. Work formed part of a wider project.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Markey, M. 2001. Green Island Causeway 2001 fieldwork. .
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1364342.
  • --- Serial: 2017. Current Archaeology. 323. 181 (Vol 16 No 1)/September 2002, 7-11.
  • --- Serial: The Guardian. Tuesday September 1700 2002.

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Sep 17 2021 2:23PM

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