EDO3749 - Wollaston Field, Dorchester; Trench A
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69484 90605 (3m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
late January
Description
Trench A was one of four trial trenches excavated by Wessex Archaeology in late January 1987, to assess the archaeological stratigraphy between the scheduled area of the Roman Bath house and Icen Way, prior to the development of the site for a Day Care Centre.
Trench A was situated adjacent to No. 46 Icen way in the NE corner of the site. Below the top 0.35m of car park make-up lay the remains of a 19th century wall and modern rubble to a depth of 0.7m. Below the rubble lay a 0.6m thick soil layer above a dry laid N-S aligned flint and limestone wall. Further rubble and soil layers continued to a depth of 2.25m at which point the excavation stopped. Augering revealed that a dark brown silty loam continued for a further 1.4m to the top of natural Chalk.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO9422 Unpublished document: Woodward, P J, Fletcher, M and Pearce, P. 1987. Excavations at Wollaston Field, Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset: Assessment trenches.
- --- SDO9423 Article in serial: Woodward, P J. 1988. 'Excavations and Observations at Wollaston Field, Icen Way, Dorchester' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 110. 147.
- --- SDO9857 Unpublished document: Bellamy, P S. 1988. Wollaston Field, Dorchester, Excavations and Observations 1987-1988.
- --- SDO9993 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Wollaston Field, Dorchester.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 69 SE 360.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650896.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO3753 Wollaston Field, Dorchester; excavation 1987
Record last edited
Apr 23 2020 12:14PM