Monument record MDO18498 - 58/60 High West Street; Roman ditch

A small late Roman ditch was discovered in Trench 1 during the evaluation excavation undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1989 at 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester. This ditch was aligned roughly ENE-WSW and it cut through the upper fill of the south side of a large late Roman pit, which indicates that the ditch was at least late 3rd century or later in date. Its purpose is uncertain, but it may have been a boundary ditch.

A small late Roman ditch was discovered in Trench 1 during the evaluation excavation undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1989 at 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester. This ditch was aligned roughly ENE-WSW and it cut through the upper fill of the south side of a large late Roman pit, which gives the ditch a terminus post quem of AD270 or later. This ditch was 0.5m wide and 0.2m deep. Its purpose is uncertain, but may have been a boundary ditch.

Wessex Archaeology, 1989, 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester (Excavation archive). SDO10051.

Davies, S M, 1989, 58/60 High West Street. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 109-110 (Article in serial). SDO10050.

Barnes, I, and Glass, H J, 1989, An Archaeological Assessment at 58/60 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO9898.

Frere, S S, 1989, 'Roman Britain in 1988: 1. Sites explored' Britannia, 352 (Article in serial). SDO10073.

Frere, S S, 1990, 'Roman Britain in 1989: 1. Sites explored' Britannia, 352 (Article in serial). SDO10046.

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