EDO4655 - Borough Gardens, Dorchester; casual observation 1910
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6891 9051 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1910
Description
Workmen observed a depression lined with puddled clay whilst laying out the Borough Gardens in 1910.
It is thought that this depression, which lies just below the highest point of Dorchester and immediately outside the western town wall, may represent the site of a Roman reservoir into which the aqueduct flowed and from which conduits supplying the Roman town issued.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO9650 Article in serial: Richardson, K M. 1940. Excavations at Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, 1939. Antiquaries Journal. 20. 439.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 10:11AM