EWX483 - Wilkswood, Langton Matravers; excavation 1941 to 1942

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Location

Grid reference SY 99370 79410 (point)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Langton Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Description

National Trust Project Reference No: 1164. Excavations at the edge of a quarry revealed occupation debris dating from the mid- to late-1st century. Some of the material recovered suggested marble and shale working at the site.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650503.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1960. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1959. 81. 120-122.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1957. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956. 78. 52-53.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 602.

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Jan 27 2025 11:15AM

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