Monument record MDO664 - Romano-British settlement, Bradford Abbas

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Summary

Surface finds of Roman material and evidence of kilns were found in a field on the north side of East Hill at some time before 1878 and reported on by Professor Buckman. Further investigation revealed stone-paved floors and at least five kilns. Finds included stone roofing slates, querns, Kimmeridge shale bracelets, and black and red coarse pottery.

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Full Description

<1> Buckman, J, 1878, On some Diggings at East Farm, Bradford Abbas. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Field Club (Article in serial). SDO16498.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 30 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(1) KILNS etc., found before 1878 in a 50-acre field, said to be on the N. side of East Hill to the E. of Bradford Abbas and reported on by Prof. J. Buckman. Finds of tesserae etc., led, on further investigation, to the discovery of stone-paved floors with a series of two or three flask-shaped kilns built of local stone with a covering of flat slabs; others were found in the angles of rough foundations, making five in all. The accompanying finds included stone roofing-slates, querns of local oölite, Cornish granite and Andernach lava, bracelets of Kimmeridge shale and black and red coarse pottery. (Dorset Nat. Hist. and Ant. F.C. ii, p. 53.) Some of the finds were given to the Corinium Museum, Cirencester, but cannot now be identified.'

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: Buckman, J. 1878. On some Diggings at East Farm, Bradford Abbas. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Field Club.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 30.

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Location

Grid reference ST 5880 1591 (point)
Map sheet ST51NE
Civil Parish Castleton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 023 042

Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 3:56PM

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