EWX540 - East of Tinkers Lane, Wareham; excavation 1953
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9206 8748 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NW |
| Civil Parish | Wareham St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1953
Description
H G Burr '…dug a trial pit on the east side of Tinker's Lane, almost opposite 20 West Walls, and revealed the east-west section of a pit or ditch at a depth of 5.5ft, dug down in gravel and sand to a depth of 11ft from the surface. The pottery from 8-9 ft down was…in the Iron Age 'C' tradition…There were also some pieces of worked shale. At 11ft one sherd of rough pottery, apparently haematite coated, was found.' [1]
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650564.
- <1> SWX1317 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1956. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset in 1953 and 1954. Vol 76. p85.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3.
Record last edited
Jul 16 2020 2:23PM