Find Spot record MDO7563 - Early Iron Age pottery scatter, Corfe Castle

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Summary

Fragments of Early Iron Age pottery reported to have been found in molehills.

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Full Description

(SY 94998235) Early Iron Age pottery found in mole scrapes. <1>

The area where this pottery is said to have been found is covered with lank grass. No mole scrapes and no pottery was found. <2>


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

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 16-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1952, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951, 89 (Serial). SDO51.

‘… near the summit of the ridge and E. of the earthwork dykes on Knowle Hill, W. H. C. Frend found Early Iron Age pottery in mole-hills before the war.’

<4> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 385 (Index). SDO147.

<5> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Records, SY 98 SW 18 (Index). SDO131.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456944 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 16-JUL-52.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1952. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951. 73. 89.
  • <4> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 385.
  • <5> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 98 SW 18.
  • <6>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456944. [Mapped feature: #635675 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 9499 8235 (point)
Map sheet SY98SW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 306
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 18
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456944

Record last edited

Mar 28 2023 10:41AM

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