EDO638 - Godlingston Farm, Swanage; excavation 1961

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0191 7978 (point)
Map sheet SZ07NW
Civil Parish Swanage; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1961

Description

J B Calkin excavated a site identified by the discovery of Durotrigian pottery during field drainage works. He discovered further pottery at a depth of 5-6 ft below the surface, beneath sand and clay, which he suggests is not all hill wash.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1965. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964. 86. 118-9.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 611.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650523.

Map

Record last edited

Dec 21 2020 4:03PM

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