Monument record MDO39120 - Prehistoric round-house, land south of Leigh Road, Wimborne Minster

Seven small pits recorded in the course of archaeological evaluation of a proposed development site in 2016. The pits were arranged in an arc that appeared to extend beyond the trench and were interpreted as post holes of a late prehistoric round-house.

<1> Whelan, J, 2016, Archaeological Evaluation. Land south of Leigh Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (Phase II) (Unpublished document). SDO14890.

'Trench 7 contained seven postholes or small pits arranged in an arc and which appeared to extend northwards out of the trench. The features 703, 705, 707, 709, 711, 713 and 715 were either circular or oval in plan and each contained a single fill. The sizes ranged from 0.40m in diameter up to 0.82m and with depths ranging from 0.06 to 0.29m. The concentration of these features is suggestive of a round-house structure although no associated drip gully was evident within the trench.'

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Nov 8 2016 4:10PM