EWX1042 - Dudsbury Hillfort, West Parley; excavation 1921

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Location

Grid reference SZ 07699 97899 (point)
Map sheet SZ09NE
Civil Parish West Parley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1921

Description

In 1921 Heywood Sumner dug trial trenches in the western half of the interior and one across the western entrance, but found little to record. A trench across the inner ditch on the North-West side yielded only two sherds of Iron Age 'A' type pottery from the bottom of the ditch.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651277.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 75-6.

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May 13 2021 4:47PM

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