EDO5995 - Car parking area, Gore Hill, Batcombe; evaluation 2000
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 636 039 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SW |
| Civil Parish | Batcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
AC archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Evaluation of a proposed new car parking area comprising the machine excavation of three trenches totalling 11m in length. An identical sequence of deposits was seen in each trench, and consisted of topsoil and subsoil with a combined depth of 400 to 450mm. No evidence for archaeological features or deposits was observed. A single flint flak was recovered from subsoil in Trench 1.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO14646 Unpublished document: Robinson, S. 2000. Results of an archaeological trench evaluation for a proposed car parking area on land at Gore Hill, near Batcombe, Dorset..
- <2> SDO11605 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2001. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2000. 122. 165.
- <3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1347748.
Record last edited
Jan 22 2021 3:22PM