Monument record MDO7054 - Iron Age Enclosure, Cuckoo Pound Lane, Worgret, Arne

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Summary

Iron Age enclosure visible on aerial photogaphs, and excavated in July 1986.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1978, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1976, 62 (Serial). SDO76.

'WAREHAM ST MARTIN (SY 91258695 - 91488669). To the west of Cuckoo Lane (now obliterated by school playing fields) Romano-British occupation debris of the first to fourth-century AD has been found. A large settlement enclosure is visible on air photographs, consisting of ditches and possible pits. (D. E. Johnston, The Wareham Bypass (1975)).'

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1978. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1976. 98. 62.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Location

Grid reference SY 9148 8669 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 049 C

Record last edited

Oct 20 2017 3:04PM

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