Find Spot record MDO7541 - Iron Age or Roman shale working, Kingston Vale, Corfe Castle

Several shale cores were found at Kingston Vale in 1855. The cores are of Iron Age or Romano-British date and are evidence of shale working in the area.

(Area centred SY 957806) Several Iron Age or Romano British shale cores found at Kingston Vale in approximately 1855. (Sited from Fig. 9 p.68). <2>

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<1> Austen, J H, 1856, Purbeck Papers, 90 (Monograph). SWX8252.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1955, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953, 68-71 (Serial). SDO53.

<3> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 539 (Index). SDO147.

‘KINGSTON VALE: Several IA or RB shale cores found at Kingston Vale in 1855. Site lies in a field that is occasionally ploughed and in ley pasture. 7/7/D.’

<4> Fletcher, Martin, Field investigator's comments MJF, Field Investigation 20-MAR-2003 (Unpublished document). SDO17630.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AF00137 (Index). SDO14738.

Corfe Common, Dorset. A large scale archaeological survey and investigation of Corfe Common was commissioned by the National Trust to provide detailed information to aid future management and conservation decisions. The common is a unique landscape, an SSSI entirely enclosed by cultivated land, which incorporates an impressive variety of relatively undisturbed archaeological features. The analytical investigation was undertaken by staff from the English Heritage Exeter Office in the Spring of 2003.Background AutoCAD files stored on CD03001: 'Plan.dwg' and '1to10000plan.dwg'.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456805 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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