Monument record MDO3874 - Late Iron Age settlement, Morel Leas, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham

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Summary

Some limited evidence has been recovered for a Late Iron Age settlement at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham. The evidence is in the form of a few Durotrigian artefacts and the settlement is likely to represent a precursor to the substantial Romano-British settlement on the same site.

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  • <1> Article in serial: Farrar R A H. 1951. Romano-British pottery south-west of the reservoir near Common Mead Lane, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 73.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 82 NW 2.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 35.
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1978. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1976. 98. 56.
  • <5> Article in serial: Shaftesbury and District Archaeological Group. 1983. Excavations at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 105.
  • <6> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 146.
  • <7> Article in serial: Cox, M. 1984. 'Excavation at Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, July 1984' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 106.
  • <8> Article in serial: Moore W F and Ross M S. 1989. The Romano-British Settlement, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, Dorset; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 111.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7995 2620 (point)
Map sheet ST72NE
Civil Parish Gillingham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 020 100 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 NW 2
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gillingham 100

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May 22 2020 3:30PM

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