Monument record MDO39370 - Iron Age or Romano-British enclosure, Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe

An enclosure of probable prehistoric date indicated by geophysical survey in 1996 in advance of a quarry extension. The form of the enclosure suggested that it was most likely to be late Iron Age or Romano-British in date. Further geophysical anomalies indicated a possible circular structure within the enclosure.

<1> Oxford Archaeotechnics, 1996, Chard Junction Quarry Extension, Thorncombe, Dorset: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility and Gradiometer Survey (Unpublished document). SDO14271.

‘4.2 A small enclosure, which on morphological grounds appears to relate to a settlement site of later prehistoric or Romano-British date, lies within the northwest angle of the western field. There is a suggestion of an internal structure, probably circular, and a number of pits are also present. Some of the local ferrous debris may possibly be contemporary with the enclosure.’

<2> Gent, T H, 1996, Archaeological Evaluation at Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO14282.

<3> Quinnell, H and Langman, G I, 1996, Archaeological Evaluation at Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset: The Prehistoric Pottery (Unpublished document). SDO14279.

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