Monument record MDO2374 - Long Street (opposite Eastfields), Sherborne; medieval activity

C E Bean observed evidence for medieval activity during drain excavations in the south side of Long Street, opposite Eastfields during 1955. This comprised an area of black earth, animal bones, and 13th-14th century pottery.

C E Bean observed evidence for medieval activity during drain excavations in the south side of Long Street, opposite Eastfields during 1955. This comprised an area of black earth, animal bones, and 13th-14th century pottery. {1}

<1> Bean, C E, 1955, Remains of old road metal and other discoveries in Sherborne; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 145 (Article in serial). SDO10247.

'Mr. Bean reports the following results of his observation of drainage and other works in Sherborne.
Long Street, ST 64361675. Drain excavations about 2 feet deep in the south side of Long Street, opposite Eastfields, and in the channel of the carriage-way, revealed an area of black earth, animal bones and 13th-14th century pottery.'

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1956, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1955, 144-145 (Serial). SDO55.

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