EWX1505 - Warmwell Quarry, West Knighton; evaluation 1993

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Location

Grid reference SY 74200 88800 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Knighton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Birmingham University Field Arch Unit

Date

1993

Description

NRHE: The hearths may well be pyres. It is not known what function the posthole structures performed. The features are presumably ritual rather than domestic. Followed in 1994 by geophysical survey (Event UID: 1044494) and excavation (Event UID: 1044495).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Ellis, P. 1994. Warmwell Quarry, West Knighton; observations and recording and excavation.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044364.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 158-160.

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Jul 12 2021 3:36PM

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