Monument record MDO29865 - Medieval wall, Shaftesbury Museum, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

The remains of a robbed Greensand stone rubble wall interpreted as the foundation of a late medieval structure was discovered in the grounds of Shaftesbury Museum by AC archaeology in 2008.

The remains of a stone wall were found in Test Pit 3 during archaeological evaluation of the grounds of Shaftesbury Museum by AC archaeology in 2008. The wall was aligned roughly N-S and comprise Greensand rubble and flint bonded with pale brown clay. It ran over the top of a probable medieval pit and has been interpreted as the robbed remains of the footings of a late medieval structure. (1)

<1> Whelan, J and Firth, E, 2008, An Archaeological Evaluation at Shaftesbury Museum, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO10625.

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Nov 15 2013 10:31AM