SDO9518 - Dorchester, WDDC Car Park, Colliton Street. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

A watching Brief was undertaken by Terrain Archaeology during the replacement of the retaining wall of the West Dorset District Council car park in Colliton Street, Dorchester, in January/February 1999. About 0.6m of Roman stratigraphy was revealed. At the southern end of the site, a number of small pits, probably dating to the 1st-2nd century AD, were sealed below a rammed chalk floor of probable 2nd century date. The northern part of this surface was cut by several post-holes. At the northern end of the site were three small hearths. A number of later Roman pits were also revealed