Monument record MDO6165 - Medieval ditch in Henbury Park, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

Observations during topsoil stripping on the route of a pipeline from Purbeck to Southampton in 1989 revealed a shallow ditch. Part of the filling of the ditch consisted of a band of black soil, and this was found to contain large amounts of pottery of eleventh to twelfth-century date.

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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 9548 9822 (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: 3 021 062

Record last edited

Apr 10 2014 12:14PM

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