Monument record MDO21386 - Former Boundary Wall behind Mintaka, The Street, Charmouth

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The possible robber trench for a former burgage boundary wall observed behind Mintaka during a watching brief in 1994.

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A shallow ditch about two metres wide and 0.3 m deep was observed running roughly N-S along the eastern side of the garden behind Mintaka. It contained som 17th-18th century pottery. It is possibly a robber trench for a wall that defined one of the burgage plots in this area. (1)

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Hollinrake, C. 1994. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Charmouth, Dorset.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 36709 93631 (2m by 22m)
Map sheet SY39SE
Civil Parish Charmouth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 31 2009 2:19AM

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