Monument record MDO7152 - Roman occupation, Bere Regis

(SY 8538 9690) "Belgic or Romano-Belgic pottery found. <1>

Roman-British or Romano belgic sherds found in a pipe trench. Jan 1951. They were found in a 2ft deep trench where it cut through the north-south field boundary immediately south of the gate to the adjoining field. The sherds came from the lower levels of the trench where a band of dark earth was noticed. the shape of one sherd compared with Maiden Castle No.207, and is a Belgic type which persisted into the Roman period. The remaining sherds were nondescript Belgic or Romano-British. The finds are in Miss Lyster's possession at Bere Down Farm. <2>

SY 8538 9691. Siting plotted from description. The surrounding ground is arable. No trace of antiquity. Miss Lyster could not be contacted. <3>

<1> Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum) (Map). SWX2545.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1952, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951, 102-103 (Serial). SDO51.

<2.1> Wheeler, R E M, 1943, Maiden Castle, Dorset, 235 (Monograph). SDO17278.

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 15-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 594 (Monograph). SDO150.

'(121) Muddox Barrow Coppice (SY 89 NE). Occupation Debris comes from Bere Down N.E. of the coppice some 250 ft. above se level (85389688). It comprises a few Durotrigian or Romano-British sherds, found in a dark layer about 2 ft. below surface in laying water-pipes in the arable field some 400 yds. S.E. of the remains at Bagwood. (Dorset Procs. LXXIII (1951), 102-3).'

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455728 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Mar 14 2023 3:49PM