Monument record MWX3621 - Mortared floor at Upper Furzy Cliff, Weymouth

Just below the surface in the upper face of Furzy Cliff a mortared floor was observed, Romano-British tile and sherds lay above and below it, suggesting a building of some significance.

About 1ft. below the surface of the upper face of Furzy Cliff, a rough mortared floor up to 9 inches thick was found. It consisted of oolite, chert and shingle and extended in the visible section for approximately 22ft. It lay between fixed settings or curbs of heavier stones. The floor sloped to the E with the natural ground slope, to the E the floor thinned to a thin stony layer for another 24ft, the last 12ft of which lay over natural large round concretions. The concretions though natural, had been deliberately laid. Romano-British tile fragment and sherds were above and immediately below the floor. (1)

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3 (Monograph). SDO150.

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