Find Spot record MDO4160 - Medieval finds in Godwin's Orchard, Kington Magna

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In 1991 an archaeological evaluation of a site proposed for the building of a new vicarage found a substantial number of medieval pottery sherds in a sealed soil horizon. No subsoil features or structural traces were found, but the pottery sherds were large and unworn, indicating activity close by.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Richards, J. 1991. Archaeological Assessment of the New Parsonage Site, Godwin's Orchard, Kington Magna, Dorset.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113. 181.

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Grid reference ST 7638 2308 (point)
Map sheet ST72SE
Civil Parish Kington Magna; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 031 047

Record last edited

May 2 2017 3:32PM

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