EDO4307 - Old Market Car Park, South Walks and Acland Road, Dorchester; observations and recording 1985
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69346 90447 (125m by 106m) (23 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1985
Description
A watching brief was maintained by Wessex Archaeology during the cutting of service trenches and road widening along the new line of Acland Road and across the centre of Old Market Car Park. The work was carried out between November 1984 and August 1985.
A series of 23 observations were made and there was much disturbance from post-medieval buildings, but some Roman stratigraphy and later urban soils were recorded. The rear of the Roman town defensive rampart was observed and immediately to the north, of the line of the rampart was a large ditch of possible Roman or pre-Roman date.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO9675 Article in serial: Batchelor, D, Speller, K , Pearce, P and Woodward, P J. 1985. Excavations and observations in the vicinity of Acland Road, the Old Market car park and South Walks, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 107. 166-168.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 69 SE 323.
- --- SDO10038 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1984-1985. Old Market Car Park, South Walks and Acland Road watching brief.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654507.
Record last edited
Jul 31 2023 3:41PM