EDO5044 - Black Horse Hotel car park, Oborne Road, Sherborne; archaeological watching brief
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6443 1681 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST61NW |
| Civil Parish | Sherborne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1952
Description
C.E. Bean observed the cutting back of rock in the hillside behind and to the east of the Black Horse Hotel (now Oborne House) to form a new car park at ST 64441681 during 1952.
Several small earlier quarry pits were revealed, containing green glazed pottery with curvilinear ornament and whitish slip and some with yellow-glaze, similar to that from the upper levels at Sherborne castle (16th-17th century). Clay pipes were recovered from the soil above the pits.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO10309 Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1952. A discovery of 16th or 17th century pottery, Oborne Road, Sherborne; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 74. p.108.
Record last edited
Sep 3 2007 4:28AM