Find Spot record MDO6487 - Iron Age/Romano-British pottery scatter, possibly a settlement north of Knowle Hill Farm, Woodlands

Fieldwalking revealed a very high concentration of pottery of late Iron Age and early Romano-British date, composed mostly of coarse ware but with some fragments of Samian, colour-coated and white wares. This scatter has been interpreted as a probable settlement.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1989, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988, 154-155 (Serial). SDO88.

Field A8. North of Knowle Hill Farm, SU 033100.
A very high concentration of pottery of late Iron Age/early Romano-British date was found in the southern part of this field. In excess of 170 sherds were recovered from a run of 20m. The sherds were mainly coarse wares, but there were some Samian, colour-coated and white ware sherds present. The farmer recalls that a Romano-British burial was found when the piggery unit was installed at the farm. The Priest’s House Museum, Wimborne has some material from the burial and it is hoped to publish more details next year.

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Dec 10 2012 10:50AM