Monument record MDO7062 - Roman pottery from Big Wood, Arne

Occupation Debris comes from rabbit-burrows in a shallow re-entrant below the 50ft contour W of Big Wood (9760-8843). The pottery (in D.C.M), of local Romano-British coarse ware not necessarily later than the 2nd century is oxidised and said to be associated with red ashy soil. (Dorset Procs. IXXVI (1954), 81). <2>

Listed by Swan. <4>

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1956, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954, 81 (Serial). SDO54.

‘A possible Romano-British pottery kiln site at Big Wood, near Shipstal, Arne: SY(30)/97608843. Mr Brown reports an addition to the list of possible sites of Romano-British pottery kilns near the shores of Poole Harbour [Footnote: Cf. Proc., 73 (1951), p. 89; 74 (1952), pp. 95, 96]. This is in a narrow dip immediately west of Big Wood, near the village of Arne. Romano-British sherds and red ashy soil occur in rabbit burrows mainly in the centre of the dip. The sherds are reddish-buff in colour, and include the common plain-rimmed platter, the flat-rimmed bowl or ‘pie-dish’, and upright-necked and everted-rim jars.’

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 593 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘(53) BIG WOOD (SY 98 NE). Occupation Debris comes from rabbit-burrows in a shallow re-entrant below the 50 ft. contour W. of Big Wood (97608843). The pottery (in D.C.M.), of local Romano-British coarse ware not necessarily later than the 2nd century, is oxidized and said to be associated with red ashy soil. (Dorset Procs. LXXVI (1954), 81.)’

<3> Farrar, R A H, 1973, The Techniques and Sources of Romano-British Black-Burnished Ware (Article in monograph). SDO16399.

<4> Swan V G, 1984, The Pottery of Roman Britain, 261 (Monograph). SWX2897.

<5> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 93 (Index). SDO147.

‘Lies in field occasionally ploughed and in ley pasture. 7/7/C.’

<6> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456636 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 20 2023 3:24PM