Monument record MDO39373 - Undated ditch, Leigh Road, Wimborne Minster

A shallow, undated ditch recorded in 2015 during archaeological evaluation of the site for development. The ditch (Ditch 104) was about 1m wide and very shallow with a broad, flat base. No dating evidence was recovered from this feature.

Crockett, A, 2015, Leigh Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Ditch 104 (Unpublished document). SDO14669.

‘Trench 1 (Plate 1) was aligned WNW/ESE and located within the north-west sector of the Site, to the south of Leigh Road. Two features were identified; a modern drain (not numbered) aligned approximately south-west to north-east at the west end of the trench, and ditch 104 at the east end of the trench.
Ditch 104 (Plate 2) was approximately 1m wide and 0.07m deep very shallow east to west aligned feature with a broad flat base. No dating evidence was recovered from the feature, which in a wider context was approximately co-aligned with Leigh Road to the north.’

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 2017, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2016, 161 (Serial). SDO21891.

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Aug 19 2026 10:44AM