Monument record MWX3341 - Wyke Regis: Glebe Allotments, Church Knapp

Packed limestone surface associated with animal bone and 3rd/4th century AD pottery and tile, possible ceremonial area. Post hole later used as rubbish pit associated with 1st century AD pottery. Linear containing Roman pottery, possible base of heavily truncated ditch and two other feature which may be ditches. Roman collapsed oven hearth (1)

Four geographically distinct groups identified with a number of satellite features. Group 1 - Pit, shallow ditch, metalling surface, trackway, pathway with kerb of boulders, 2 pits, foundation wall and curvi-linear ditch; Group 2 - 4 inhumations, 14 pits, 2 postholes and 2 ditches; Group 3 - 10 postholes; Group 4 - Early ditch, 3 later ditches, 3 post holes, 3 pits and 1 inhumation

<1> Hulka, K, 1998, Archaeological Evaluation Report, Glebe Allotments, Church Knapp, Wyke Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset (Unpublished document). SWX8666.

<2> AOC Archaeology Group, 1999, Interim report following the archaeological excavation of Glebe allotments, Church Knapp, Wyke Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset (Unpublished document). SWX8667.

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Jul 27 2010 12:07PM