Monument record MDO41693 - Bronze Age/Iron Age occupation, Westleaze, Charminster

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A number of ditches, pits and other features recorded in 2017 during evaluation of a site proposed for development. Finds associated with these features dated from Early/Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. Interpreted as a field system. Some of the pits contained relatively large quantities of pottery and worked flints, suggesting they were rubbish pits associated with a settlement likely to be in the near vicinity.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Clarke, P. 2017. Land South of Westleaze, Charminster, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation.

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Grid reference SY 6808 9212 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Charminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 6 2018 5:14PM

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