Monument record MWX2979 - Field system, Creech Farm, Steeple

Excavation examined extant earthwork and noted sub-surface ditches, interpreted as field boundaries. A buried soil containing Iron Age pottery was recorded.

Excavation examined extant earthwork and noted sub-surface ditches containing Romano-British pottery, interpreted as field boundaries. A buried soil containing Iron Age pottery was recorded.
The earthwork was interpreted as being 'barrier' rather than a boundary, perhaps being constructed to separate the low lying waterlogged land parcel from the more useful farmland to the south and west. The earthwork was found to seal a buried soil horizon containing Romano-British pottery. It was thought most likely to have been constructed in the medieval period. No evidence of any previous settlement was noted.(1)

<1> Valentin J, 1999, An Archaeological Field Evaluation of a Proposed New Lagoon System Near West Creech Farm, Steeple Parish, Dorset. (Unpublished document). SWX8490.

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