Monument record MDO3090 - Romano British settlement at Dairy House, Winterborne Herringston

Excavation for a silage clamp in 1992 revealed human remains and Roman finds and structures. Limited observations during construction followed by small-scale excavation revealed part of a Romano-British settlement, including a corn drying kiln.

Allen, M J, and Letts, J, 1994, Winterborne Herringstone Corn Drier, Dorset. Archive mollusca and plant remports (Unpublished document). SDO21254.

Allen, M J, Letts, J, and Smith, P, 1994, Winterborne Herringstone Corn Drier, Dorset. Environment and Economy (Unpublished document). SDO21253.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1993, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992, 249 (Serial). SDO92.

'Corn-Drying Oven. Found at Herringston Dairy House during construction of a silage clamp in summer 1992. Visited by Peter J Woodward, who recorded the oven, and took samples for mollusca and macro plant remains. The drier had a single flue and double stack, was associated with New Forest wares and probably late Roman (3rd century) in date.'

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