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Monument record MDO6684 - Shell middens at the Nothe, Weymouth

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Summary

Middens with shells, fishbones, charcoal and pottery, perhaps Neolithic.

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Type and Period (1)

MIDDEN (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Full Description

Middens with shells, fishbones, charcoal and pottery, perhaps Neolithic. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 512.

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Location

Grid reference	SY 685 786 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	SY67NE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 463

Record last edited

Jan 2 2024 3:13PM

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