EWX2119 - Impulse Radar Suvey at Wessex Court, Dorchester; geophysical survey 1990

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 69357 90499 (53m by 32m)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wessex Archaeology

Date

October 1990

Description

Radar survey carried out by Stangers consulting Engineers for Wessex Archaeology in advance of proposed retail development adjacent to Acland Road. Survey was initially conducted prior to excavation of Trench 6 (1) and results of the survey were calibrated using evidence for buildings later excavated within trench 6. The report is included as an appendix within the report on excavations at Wessex Court, 1990 (2).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Article in serial: Adam, N J. 1990. 'Excavations at Charles Street (Wessex Court), Dorchester, Interim Note on Stage 3, October-December 1990' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 112. 115-7.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1371561.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Stangers consulting engineers and scientists. 1991. Report on the Impulse Radar Survey at Wessex Court, Dorchester.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Adam, N J and Butterworth, C A. 1993. Excavations at Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester, Dorset, 1990. Volume 1: Text & Appendix I.

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Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Wessex Court Development, Charles Street, Dorchester; excavations 1989 to 1990

Record last edited

Mar 19 2021 2:37PM

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