Monument record MDO6176 - Iron Age settlement at Heron Grove, Henbury Pit, Sturminster Marshall

Archaeological evaluation of a site proposed for gravel extraction revealed a concentration of features including post holes, pits and spreads of occupation material, interpreted as a probable late Bronze Age / early Iron Age settlement. Excavations in 1994 revealed two circular post-built structures and numerous pits. Pottery from these features was of early Iron Age date.

Cox, P W, 1993, The archaeological evaluation of three areas of proposed gravel extraction adjacent to Henbury Pit, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Part two: Area B (Unpublished document). SDO13899.

Valentin, J, 1994, An early Iron Age hilltop settlement at Heron Grove, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. An interim report. (Unpublished document). SDO12655.

<1> Cox, P W, 1993, The archaeological evaluation of three areas of proposed gravel extraction adjacent to Henbury Pit, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO12652.

<2> Valentin, J and Dodd, J, 1993, The archaeological evaluation of three areas of proposed gravel extraction adjacent to Henbury Pit, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Part three: Area C (Unpublished document). SDO12653.

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