Monument record MDO6134 - Town Farm, Dean Lane, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

Rescue excavation during development revealed evidence of medieval settlement. Features recorded included several earthwork enclosures adjoining Dean Lane, and at least one building of cob and timber and partly roofed with slate. Finds from the site included early medieval pottery, suggesting an early origin for the settlement.

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  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 155-156.

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Location

Grid reference SU 000 172 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 081

Record last edited

Dec 20 2022 3:46PM

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