Monument record MDO50730 - Bronze Age ditch, Coldharbour, Chickerell

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Summary

A ditch excavated by MOLA during an archaeological evaluation in 2023 of a site proposed for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Ditch [4904] had moderately sloping sides and a slight concave base, with a single filling. Two pieces of worked flint and some pottery fragments were recovered from the filling, and dated to the Early Bronze Age.

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Smith, Jennifer, 2023, Archaeological Trial Trenching Evaluation at Battery Energy Storage System, Chickerell, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO20966.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Smith, Jennifer. 2023. Archaeological Trial Trenching Evaluation at Battery Energy Storage System, Chickerell, Dorset.

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Grid reference SY 6538 8101 (point)
Map sheet SY68SE
Civil Parish Chickerell; Dorset

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Record last edited

May 14 2026 2:20PM

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