EDO4881 - Poundbury Camp, Dorchester; excavations 1880 and 1882
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 682 911 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1880 & 1882
Description
Edward Cunnington excavated a number of trenches in Poundbury hillfort in 1880 and 1882 (1). The number and location of his trenches are not known. There was some investigation of the western defences “ between the two valla” where he found only ‘British’ pottery and several flints including some scrapers (1). He also investigated the area “where the valla had been thrown down by the Romans” (1), i.e. on the south or east side, where he found Roman pottery and a Roman spur (1) (2).
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650885.
- <1> SDO10110 Unpublished document: Cunnington, E. 1915. Cunnington MSS. 18.
- <2> SDO9812 Article in serial: Cunnington, E. 1895. 'Poundbury: The Pastoral Camp and the Old Dunium of Ptolemy'; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 16. 48-54.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 11:50AM