Monument record MDO2013 - Medieval occupation at Southcombe, Piddletrenthide

<1> Chandler, J, and Richards, J, 1992, Archaeological evaluation at Southcombe, Piddletrenthide, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO12393.

'5. Conclusion. The excavation of the four evaluation trenches has demonstrated a sequence of activity … Early Medieval features in trenches 1 and 2 together with pottery of a similar date residual in later features indicated that the plot of land was occupied in the centuries immediately after the conquest. It is possible that the medieval pits represent activity towards the rear of plots fronting onto Church Lane … '

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1993, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992, 238 (Serial). SDO92.

'An area adjacent to the church of All Saints, Piddletrenthide, was evaluated by means of a series of machine-excavated trenches. The excavation demonstrated a sequence of activity commencing with a ditch of later prehistoric date. Early medieval occupation of the site is attested both by features and by pottery of a similar date residual in trenches where post-medieval structures were recorded. Documentary evidence suggests that the site was occupied by houses, gardens and orchards during the 18th and 19th centuries.'

<3> Brading, R, and Higgins, P, 1994, Summary Report on the Archaeological Watching Brief at Land Adjoining Southcombe, Church Lane, Piddletrenthide, Dorset. August-November 1994 (Unpublished document). SDO14222.

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