Monument record MDO8766 - Stone revetment at Place Mill, Christchurch

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Summary

An excavation at Place Mill, Christchurch, revealed an undated stone revetment of rounded water-worn boulders 0.6m in diameter and at a depth of 2-3m. this appears to be a bank between the sea and the mill stream and could be medieval or later in date.

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K. Jarvis conducted an excavation at Place Mill, Christchurch, The results were subsequently published as a short note in PDNHAS volume 109 (1).

A 3m deep trench revealed an undated stone revetment of rounded water-worn boulders 0.6m in diameter and at a depth of 2-3m. this appears to be a bank between the sea and the mill stream and could be medieval or later in date.


Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1988, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1987, 135 (Serial). SDO87.

DCC SMR, to 2003, Former DCC SMR Card Index (Index). SWX8285.

<1> Jarvis, K S, 1987, Place Mill; Proceedingsof the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO10158.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1988. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1987. 109. 135.
  • --- Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.
  • <1> Article in serial: Jarvis, K S. 1987. Place Mill; Proceedingsof the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 109.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1600 9240 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SZ19SE

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 081

Record last edited

Sep 20 2012 10:42AM

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