EDO4452 - Dorchester Aqueduct Excavations 1902, cutting at Eweleaze, Quatre Bras, near Muckleford
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 64999 93319 (point) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Bradford Peverell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
Date
1902
Description
A cutting was made through the line of the Dorchester Aqueduct as proposed by Major Coates, and through an adjacent cultivation lynchet, in the interests of antiquarian research by H. Colley March and H. B. Middleton during 1902. The position of the cutting was not recorded fully but probably lies close to the eastern shoulder of the re-entrant in a field known as Eweleaze, Quatre Bras, 700m east of Muckleford [1][2].
The aqueduct channel was found 6ft below the surface cut into a levelled chalk terrace. Wroked flint and samian were found during the 1902 season, but it is not clear whether they came from this cutting.
HB Middleton suggested that chalky clay debris recovered from the base of the channel contained 'Confervae' indicating that the channel once contained water.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO9792 Article in serial: Miles Barnes, W. 1902. Frome Valley Meeting. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 23(3). l-li.
- <2> 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. 588, no.227a.
- <3> SDO9793 Article in serial: Colley March, H. 1903. 'The Problem of Lynchets' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 24. 80-80, 89-90.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4455 Dorchester Roman Aqueduct; excavations
Record last edited
Jul 19 2006 8:48AM