EDO1213 - Romano-British site near Encombe Obelisk, Corfe Castle; excavation 1954 to 1955

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Location

Grid reference SY 9436 7911 (point)
Map sheet SY97NW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1954

Description

Excavation by Tony Brown of an area where surface finds following ploughing suggested a Romano-British site. This revealed a rectangular building.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • ---XY Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 599-600. [Mapped feature: #9091 ]
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1955. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953. 75. 69.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954. 76. 80-81.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1967. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1966. 88. 114-115, 120.

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Jun 16 2021 9:46AM

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