Monument record MDO6606 - Roman cultivation traces, Hengistbury Head

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Summary

Iron age spade marks and Roman mouldboard ploughing marks. Large numbers of struck flints and some pottery recovered from test pits, together with post medieval artefacts.

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Iron Age spade marks and Roman mouldboard ploughing marks. Features revealed during excavation in the 1980s. The Iron age spade marks show evidence of 'double digging'. Large numbers of flint artefacts and some pottery recovered from test pits, together with post medieval artefacts. Demonstrates extent of mixing in soil (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Lewis H A. 2001. Excavation and micromorphological investigations of ancient tilled soils at Hengistbury Head Site 6 (Dragonfly Ponds), Christchurch, Dorset.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 172 908 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO6606

Record last edited

Apr 5 2013 5:09PM

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