Monument record MDO6725 - Bronze Age occupation at Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth
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Full Description
Excavations North of the pumping station at Sutton Poynz in 1993 discovered Mesolithic implements, Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery and amorphous Early-Middle Iron Age features. A Late Iron Age round house and crouched inhumation were found in one area of the site, while a second area to the North provided evidence of Late Iron Age to end of the 2nd century AD pits, ditches, and a stone and turf boundary bank of several phases.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1128636.
- --- SDO218 Unpublished document: Lancley, J. 1991. Empool to Chalbury Main. Archaeological Watching Brief.
- --- SDO93 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 150.
- --- SDO93 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 154-155.
- --- SWX8653 Unpublished document: Graham, A. 1993. Sutton Poyntz Water Treatment Works, Sutton Poyntz, nr. Weymouth, Dorset, Archaeological Evaluation.
- <17> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. F54/151/4.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7055 8399 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 502 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 91
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1128636
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 3:07PM
