Monument record MDO43224 - Roman shale working at Egliston Mead, Povington Farm, Steeple with Tyneham

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Summary

Occupation debris including evidence of a lathe-turned shale armlet industry seen on the surface. In 1856 the Revd J H Austen investigated the site, and found scattered armlet cores in a black earth, with one piece of finished armlet and a few pieces of pottery.

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  • <1>XY Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 613-614. [Mapped feature: #363770 ]
  • <1.1> Monograph: Austen, J H. 1856-7. Purbeck Papers (1856-7). 91.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455411.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8950 8050 (point)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 11
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455411

Record last edited

Oct 23 2023 11:23AM

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