Monument record MDO6161 - Iron Age pit observed on the line of the Purbeck-Southampton Pipeline, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

During work on a pipeline running from Purbeck to Southampton in 1989 a small pit was observed and recorded. The pit was covered by alluvial gravels and its filling contained several pieces of Early Iron Age pottery.

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  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1990. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1989. 111. 122-124.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9595 9915 (point)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 021 058

Record last edited

Apr 9 2021 5:23PM

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