Monument record MDO6050 - Romano-British settlement at Blacklands/Wall Furlong, Shapwick

The site of the largest Romano-British settlement on the Kingston Lacy and Corfe Castle estates lies immediately north-east of Shapwick village. The settlement or vicus surrounds the Roman fort described in MDO6031 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M.

Aerial photographs show rectilinear crop marks surrounding the Shapwick Roman fort, and scatters of occupation debris have been found, indicating the site of buildings. The head of a marble female figurine, possibly of second century date, was found in 1990, and excavations in 1991 revealed the footings of two buildings, probably of the third and fourth centuries AD. Materials from the excavation included painted wall plaster and evidence of metal working. Metal-detector survey in the same field recovered 30 Roman coins ranging in date from the second- to early fifth century AD. The settlement or vicus with surrounds the Roman fort described in MDO6031 is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs [6-9] covering an area of over 28 hectares and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M.

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Aug 19 2022 8:41AM