EDO4422 - Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester; excavation 1951
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68942 90632 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
Date
autumn 1951
Description
The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments excavated the remains of the Roman west wall in Albert Road in Autumn 1951.
The wall footings were found to rest on the lower part of the front of the earthwork bank which antedated the wall and which had been cut back to provide a platform for the wall. The inner lip of what was probably the defensive ditch outside the bank was also found. the wall footings were 9 ft wide and consisted of coursed flints set in sandy puddled chalk. Above this the wall core survived to a maximum height of 10ft. No evidence for ashlar facing stones were found [1].
The rubble masonry was raked out and repointed with a mortar of light brown colour in 1953-4 [2].
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO9752 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1951. The Roman Town Wall, Albert Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 73.
- <2> SDO20689 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1953. The Roman Wall of Dorchester; An Excavation in Albert Road in 1951. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 75. 72-83.
- <3> SDO9753 Article in serial: Farrar R A H. 1954. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset in 1953 & 1954. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 76. 74-5.
- <3> 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. 543-4, no. 173a.
- <5> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650914.
Record last edited
Apr 17 2024 11:49AM