Monument record MDO23794 - Iron Age/Roman British settlement, Goldfields Farm, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

Following the discovery of a large number of late Iron Age and Roman coins in a field known as East Long Ground, excavation revealed a late Iron Age to Romano-British settlement and adjacent Roman cemetery.

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Hewitt, I, 1998, Goldfields Farm Project 1998. Proposal (Unpublished document). SDO21379.

Hewitt, I and Rumsey, K, 2000, Goldfields Farm Project. Interim Report and Proposals, 2000 (Unpublished document). SDO14954.

Hewitt, I and Rumsey, K, 2000, Goldfields Farm Project. Interim Statement 1999 (Unpublished document). SDO16784.

Gaffney, C, Gater, J, and Wood, E, 2003, Cranborne Chase, Dorset. Geophysical Survey Report (Unpublished document). SDO15053.

<1> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 29 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1997, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1996 (Serial). SDO11592.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1998, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1997 (Serial). SDO12420.

<4> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1999, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1998 (Serial). SDO96.

<5> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 2000, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1999, 158-9 (Serial). SDO11604.

<6> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 2001, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2000, 153 (Serial). SDO11605.

<7> McKinley, J I, 2004, Myncen and Goldfields Farms, Minchington, Dorset. Assessment of the Results from the Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SDO12443.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • --- Unpublished document: Hewitt, I and Rumsey, K. 2000. Goldfields Farm Project. Interim Report and Proposals, 2000.
  • --- Unpublished document: Gaffney, C, Gater, J, and Wood, E. 2003. Cranborne Chase, Dorset. Geophysical Survey Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Hewitt, I and Rumsey, K. 2000. Goldfields Farm Project. Interim Statement 1999.
  • --- Unpublished document: Hewitt, I. 1998. Goldfields Farm Project 1998. Proposal.
  • <1> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 29.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1997. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1996. 118.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1998. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1997. 119.
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1999. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1998. 120.
  • <5> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2000. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1999. 121. 158-9.
  • <6> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2001. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2000. 122. 153.
  • <7> Unpublished document: McKinley, J I. 2004. Myncen and Goldfields Farms, Minchington, Dorset. Assessment of the Results from the Archaeological Evaluation.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9690 1390 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 1 2025 10:42AM

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