Monument record MDO3498 - Ditch west of Tadnoll Barrow, Crossways

A ditch recorded during observations of construction of part of the East-West Dorset Link Main. The ditch ran roughly north-south and was 3 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep, with a V-shaped profile. No evidence of date was recovered from the filling of the ditch.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1990, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1989, 111 (Serial). SDO89.

'4 Undated V-profiled ditch west of Tadnoll Barrow SY 78208745.'

<2> Smith, R J C, 1990, Archaeological Observations on the Route of the East-West Dorset Link Main 1989 (Unpublished document). SDO180.

‘Observation 4: SY 78208745 (Fig.1).
A previously unrecorded, V-profiled ditch was identified during construction south-east of Tinker’s Barrow Plantation. The ditch was aligned approximately north-south and was 3m wide and 1.5m deep from the base of the topsoil. The base of the ditch was filled with brown gravely sands; the upper fills consisted of dark grey-brown silty sands and gravels. There was no surviving evidence for a bank to the east or west of the ditch. No material was recovered from the ditch fills and the feature must remain undated.’

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Nov 7 2012 6:03PM