EDO1053 - Redcliff Farm, Arne; excavation 1953 and 1954
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Location
| Grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | |
| Civil Parish | Arne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1953
Description
Occupation Debris was found in 1953-4 in test pits in the field E of Redcliff Farm, at the edge of the floodplain of the Frome (93558672). Much ashy soil in places 1ft to 2ft thick, was found with local coarse pottery dating from at least the end to the 4th century AD. Including complete vessels (some, apparently wasters, in Christchurch Museum), a quern-stone and a coin of Septimius Severus (193-211). Pottery manufacture has been suggested here.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650394.
- --- SWX1317 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1956. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset in 1953 and 1954. Vol 76.
- --- SWX9258 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1953. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset 1952; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 74.
- --- SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 492-493.
- --- SDO11600 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2003. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2002. 124. 45-99.
- --- SDO54 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954. 76. 81-82.
- --- SDO16748 Serial: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 1982. Britannia: a journal of Romano-British and kindred studies 13. 13. 384.
- --- SDO14748 Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 12709.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Record last edited
May 5 2021 6:41PM