Find Spot record MDO178 - Roman and medieval pottery, The Walnuts, 2 Prout Hill, Beaminster

(ST 48030122) Several black sherds of 2nd century Romano-British coarse ware found August 1957, also 13th century pottery. <1>

Captain Cobham has found several sherds of Romano-British black coarse ware and one chip of Samian form 27, as well as some 12th-13th century sherds, in his garden at 'The Walnuts' in
Beaminster, ST 480 012. <2> <3>

Captain A W J Cobham found several sherds of Roman coarseware pottery, one small sherd of samian and some medieval pottery (12th-13th century) in his garden at 'The Walnuts', Prout Hill, Beaminster, in August 1957. <2> <3>

<1> Annotated Record Map 6 inch, Corr 6" (J Stevens Cox May 1958) (Map). SDO17376.

<2> Farrar R A H, 1962, 'Archaeological discoveries near Beaminster' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 112 (Article in serial). SDO10601.

‘… (iv) Romano-British and Medieval. Capt. Cobham has found several sherds of Romano-British black coarse ware and one chip of samian form 27, as well as some 12th-13th century sherds, in his garden at The Walnuts, in Beaminster village (ST 480012).’

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1966, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1965, 107-8 (Serial). SDO65.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 193025 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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