EDO4586 - Dorset County Hospital Site B, Dorchester; excavation 1969
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69047 90408 (18m by 28m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1969
Description
Three sites, all close together in the SW corner of the Roman town of Dorchester, were examined in 1969 under the general supervision of Professor B Cunliffe for the Dorchester Excavation Committee in advance of building extensions to Dorset County Hospital.
Site B lay immediately E of the boundary of Whetstone's Almshouses and the excavations were undertaken in advance of building the County Hospital extensions. An area 24mx14m was excavated, incorporating some earlier trenches. The results suggested that this part of the town remained undeveloped until the present day, being used in the Roman period largely for quarrying and dumping rubbish [1].
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO9895 Article in serial: Wilson, D R. 1970. 'Roman Britain in 1969: Southern Counties' Britannia. 1. 298.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650927.
- <1> SDO9893 Article in serial: Putnam, W G , Sunter, N J and Greene, P. 1969. 'Excavations for the Dorchester Excavation Committee, Interim Report, 1969' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.. 91. 182.
Record last edited
Jun 18 2021 3:44PM