Monument record MDO1074 - Wall footing, Lee Motors, Trinity Street, Dorchester

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Summary

A flint and chalk structure sealed by the back of the Roman town rampart was exposed and recorded in 1955. This was thought to be metalling of a road running round inside the defences, but has been reinterpreted as the footing for a town wall.

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  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1951. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1950. 72. 129.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 552.

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Grid reference SY 6913 9035 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 176

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May 29 2015 5:17PM

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