Monument record MDO6959 - Roman salt production site, Upton Country Park, Poole

Evidence for a possible Roman salt manufacturing site was found during the construction of a new toilet block and services at Upton Country Park, Poole in 1995. The feature contained briquetage and a sherd of Roman pottery.

Part of a feature containing briquetage and a sherd of Black Burnished ware pottery was observed in a watching brief during the construction of a new toilet block and services at Upton Country Park, Poole in 1995. The feature was not fully exposed or investigated, but it is probable that it may be part of a Roman salt production site. (1) (2)

<1> Poole Museum Service Archaeological Unit, 1995, Archaeological Observations at: Upton Country Park, Creekmoor, Poole (Unpublished document). SWX8322.

<2> Anderson L, 1995, Upton Country Park, Creekmoor, Poole., p125 (Article in serial). SWX3242.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1996, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1995, 125 (Serial). SDO95.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1093370 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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