Find Spot record MDO7553 - Roman shale working debris from Kingston Plantation, Corfe Castle

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One of a number of sites yielding waste from the shale armlet industry.

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Several hand-cut shale armlet cores were found by J H Austen in or around 1855.


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

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1955, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953, 45-71 (Serial). SDO53.

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  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1955. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953. 75. 45-71.
  • --- Monograph: Austen, J H. 1856. Purbeck Papers. 90.

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Grid reference SY 950 790 (point)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 296

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Jul 24 2024 11:22AM

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