Monument record MDO18019 - Medieval field boundaries at Flagstones, Dorchester
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A series of ditches found during the excavations at Flagstones, undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1987-1988 in advance of the Dorchester By-pass construction. These comprise four roughly parallel small ditches oriented NW-SE. Three of these ditches were closely spaced together, and are probably the result of the redefinition of a single boundary. The fourth ditch lay about 14 m to the north. These ditches are between 0.65-1.5m wide and 0.18-0.35m deep with rounded or steep-sided flat-bottomed profiles. They appeared to have silted up naturally.
No dating evidence was recovered from these ditches, but stratigraphically they are later than all of the prehistoric features on the site. They are on a broadly similar alignment to one of the phases of medieval field system at St George's Road, Dorchester, just to the north.
Smith, R J C et al, 1997, Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8, 27-48 (Monograph). SDO9379.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 27-48.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Related to: Early Neolithic pits at Flagstones, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18012)
- Related to: Flagstones central ring-ditch, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18014)
- Related to: Flagstones Neolithic enclosure, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18013)
- Related to: Flagstones penannular ditch, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18015)
- Related to: Late Iron Age cemetery at Flagstones, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18017)
- Related to: Late Iron Age field system at Flagstones, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18016)
- Related to: Late Iron Age settlement at Flagstones, Dorchester (Monument) (MDO18018)
- Related to: St George's Road east-west linear field system (Monument) (MDO18007)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Dorchester By-pass; excavation 1986-88 (Ref: NMR UID: 654514) (EWX1164)
- Event - Intervention: Flagstones (Dorchester By-pass Site 3); excavation 1987-88 (EWX883)
- Event - Intervention: Southern Dorchester By-pass evaluation Trench FR9, Flagstones (Ref: NMR UID: 654514) (EDO4317)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70420 89995 (38m by 37m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 253
Record last edited
Jan 14 2015 4:15PM
