EDO7573 - Roman well on Winterborne Kingston Down; excavation 1890

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Location

Grid reference SY 8557 9699 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Kingston; Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

1890

Description

J C Mansel-Pleydell excavated a Roman well on Winterborne Kingston Down in 1890. The well was said to be near the Roman road and to another Roman well and the Romano-British settlement at Bagwood, but cannot be more precisely located. A rectangular pit containing burnt pottery, flints and ashes was excavated close to the well, suggesting association with a shrine.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1890. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 11. 1-6.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 303.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651486.

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Sep 17 2021 3:35PM

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