Monument record MDO6850 - Medieval ditches, Hinchcliffe Close, Hamworthy, Poole

A small number of ditches, generally oriented NNW-SSE, were excavated in an area of land off Hinchcliffe Road in 1978. No coherent pattern was observed and most may date to the 13th-16th century.

A small number of ditches of possible medieval date were excavated by Poole Museum in evaluation trenches on land off Hinchcliffe Road, Hamworthy in 1978. Two ditches of probable 13th-15th century date were found in Trench 1 to the north and two other possibly medieval ditches were found in Trench 3 to the south. (1)

The ditches were oriented in a NNW-SSE or NW-SE direction, but no coherent pattern could be observed. The function of these ditches is unclear; some may be boundary ditches and others may be for drainage.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1981, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1979, 139 (Serial). SDO79.

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