Monument record MDO18250 - Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester; Later Roman structure 1608

The robbed remains of a probable later Roman stone building was found in Trench 1, during the 1989 excavations at Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester. Only part of the robber trench for the west wall was found. It was probably the remains of a rectangular building parallel to and adjacent to the east side of later Roman Structure 1606. No secure dating evidence was recovered and no floor surfaces or occupation deposits were exposed.

Found during the excavations carried out by Wessex Archaeology in 1989 in the proposed Wessex Court retail development area between Charles Street, Acland Road, and South Walks, Dorchester (1) (2) (3) (4). The numbers in square brackets below are context and feature numbers used in the report and archive (1) (4).

This structure was found on the eastern edge of Trench 1, to the east of Structure 1606. Only part of a single wall robbing trench [537] was exposed in the excavated area so the size and shape of the building is not known. It was probably the remains of a rectangular building parallel to and adjacent to later Roman structure 1606. No floor or occupation deposits were exposed.

National Monuments Record, NMR Monument Record, SY 69 SE 386 (Index). SDO9937.

<1> Davies, S M and Farwell, D, 1989, Excavations at Charles Street (Wessex Court), Dorchester: Interim report on Stage 1, 25th May-3rd July and Stage 2, 25th July-12th September 1989 (Unpublished document). SDO9408.

<2> Adam, N J, Butterworth, C A, Davies, S M, and Farwell, D E, 1992, Excavations at Wessex Court , Charles Street, Dorchester, Dorset, 1989 (Unpublished document). SDO9409.

<3> Davies, S M and Farwell, D E, 1989, 'Charles Street, Dorchester, Wessex Court Development', Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO9414.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 1989-1990, Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester (Excavation archive). SDO9878.

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