Monument record MDO2522 - Romano-British ditches, Stinsford

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A ditch running east west, cut by a slightly deeper V-shaped ditch to the north, recorded during work on the Dorchester Ring Main in 1992.

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A subsoil feature and surface finds became visible after topsoil removal (Site 615). Investigation revealed a trench aligned east west over 2m wide and 0.8m deep, and cut by a slightly deeper V-shaped cut to the north. Fourteen pieces of pottery were recovered from this feature, most of them Romano-British, though a few sherds of medieval pottery were found in the uppermost layer. (1)

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  • <1> Unpublished document: AC archaeology. 1992. Dorchester Ring Main 1992: Post-Excavation Research Design.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1993. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992. 114. 247-248.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7052 9120 (point)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Stinsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 105 041

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Apr 3 2021 3:06PM

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