EDO5410 - Old Brow House garden, Shaftesbury; excavation of medieval building foundations 1947
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8572 2279 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SE |
| Civil Parish | Shaftesbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1947
Description
Groundworks to level the area of the garden at Old Brow House prior to 1947 revealed traces of stone buildings, subsequently in 1947 the site was excavated by N Teulon Porter.
Several stone structures were found standing to a height of 8 or 9 inches. One of the structures had a human skull nearby. The best preserved structure was circular and about 13 feet in diameter, east of this were some rectangular chambers. The associated pottery suggests a 13th century date.
Potentially mesolithic flint flakes had been recovered from the site during the initial groundworks for the levelling of the garden.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO49 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 55-7.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 76.
- <3> SWX1202 Monograph: Penn, K J. 1980. Historic Towns in Dorset.
- <4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651413.
- <4> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651408.
Record last edited
Aug 31 2021 2:10PM