Monument record MDO18176 - Red Cow Farm medieval linear ditch system

Two small parallel ditches on aligned roughly WNW-ESE were found in Trench 11 during the 2004 evaluation of Red Cow Farm by AC archaeology. These ditches were about 2m apart and the southern ditch ended in a squared terminal to the east.A small quantity of medieval pottery was recovered from them.

Found in Trench11 during the evaluation excavations undertaken by AC archaeology in June 2004 at Red Cow Farm, St George's Road, Dorchester (1).Two parallel ditches 2m apart and oriented WNW-ESE were found at the southern end of this trench. The ditches were 0.6m and 0.8m wide and 0.23m deep with rounded profiles. They were filled with dark greyish-brown soil and contained some 12-14th century pottery, animal bone, worked flint, etc. The southern ditch had a squared terminal to the east. It is likely that these ditches represent a recutting or redefining of a single boundary, probably part of a medieval field boundary.

Smith, R J C et al, 1997, Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8, 19-21 (Monograph). SDO9379.

Cottrell, T, 2004, A Proposed Residential Development at Red Cow Farm, St George’s Road, Dorchester, Dorset: Results of an archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SDO9433.

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Apr 27 2012 2:31AM