Find Spot record MDO3438 - Roman finds, Woodsford

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Summary

Two Romano-British shale spindle whorls and a flint tool. Found some time before 1872 when the find was reported by antiquarian Charles Warne.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 760905. Two Romano-British shale spindle-whorls and a flint tool came from the area of Medieval settlement at Woodsford. (1)


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 620 (Monograph). SDO149.

'Two Romano-British shale spindle-whorls and a flint tool come from the area of the mediaeval settlement, Woodsford (4), SY 760905 (Warne, Ancient Dorset (1872), 19)'.

<1.1> Warne, C, 1872, Ancient Dorset, 19 (Monograph). SDO10094.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454942 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 620.
  • <1.1> Monograph: Warne, C. 1872. Ancient Dorset. 19.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454942.

Finds (1)

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Location

Grid reference SY 760 905 (point)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Woodsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 134 009
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 50
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454942

Record last edited

May 4 2022 11:11AM

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