Monument record MDO1058 - Town Walls, Dorchester

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Summary

Roman town walls and defences of Dorchester. Foundations in solid chalk (7-10 feet deep). Ledge of 3 foot wide worn paving stones on some areas of the inside wall. Areas of the defensive ditch consisted of coursed flints in sandy puddled chalk.

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Full Description

Farrar, R A H, 1951, The Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 100 (Article in serial). SDO9752.

Farrar, R A H, 1954, Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset in 1953 & 1954. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 74-5 (Article in serial). SDO9753.

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1955, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953, 77-83 (Serial). SDO53.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 543-4 (Monograph). SDO150.

Bellamy, P, 2019, South Walks and West Walks, Dorchester, Dorset. Archaeological Observations and Recording during New Wayfinding Works (Unpublished document). SDO16478.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 543-4.
  • --- Unpublished document: Bellamy, P. 2019. South Walks and West Walks, Dorchester, Dorset. Archaeological Observations and Recording during New Wayfinding Works.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1955. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953. 75. 77-83.
  • --- Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1951. The Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 73. 100.
  • --- Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1954. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset in 1953 & 1954. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 76. 74-5.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6894 9063 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 173 B
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Dorchester 173

Record last edited

Sep 9 2026 10:21AM

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