EWX1515 - St Johns Hill, Wareham; observations and recording 1993
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Location
Grid reference | SY 92449 87269 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY98NW |
Technique(s)
Organisation
AC archaeology
Date
1993
Description
'An archaeological watching brief was carried out in May and June 1993 at St John's Hill, Wareham during the excavation of trenches for foundation pads for a new housing developmentā¦this followed an evaluation of the siteā¦in July 1992.
The monitoring of the trenches revealed a general sequence comprising: upper levels of probable eighteenth or nineteenth century building footings, particularly on the Church Lane and St. John's Hill street frontages where cellars were present, above a deep black soil deposit of possible post-Medieval date. This overlay a deposit of brown sand through which several features of post-medieval and medieval date were cut.' [1]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SWX8742 Unpublished document: Dodd, J. 1993. Archaeological Watching Brief at a Housing Development, St. John's Hill, Wareham.
- <2> SDO93 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 161-2.
- <3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044427.
Record last edited
Jul 16 2020 5:02PM