Monument record MDO3880 - Stone feature, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham
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A circular area of tightly packed inferior oolite stone rubble, about two metres in diameter was found immediately on top of the clay natural during trial excavations by the Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group during July 1984. This feature is of unknown function or date, though a sparse scatter of prehistoric and Roman pottery was found in the vicinity.
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 118 (Serial). SDO84.
<1> Cox, M, 1984, 'Excavation at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, July 1984' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 118 (Article in serial). SDO11479.
<2> Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group, 1983, Excavations at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 146 (Article in serial). SDO11476.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO84 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 118.
- <1> SDO11479 Article in serial: Cox, M. 1984. 'Excavation at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, July 1984' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 106. 118.
- <2> SDO11476 Article in serial: Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group. 1983. Excavations at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 105. 146.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 7982 2635 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST72NE |
| Civil Parish | Gillingham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 020 105
Record last edited
Apr 23 2025 2:17PM
