Mound about 1.5 ft high, near Blashenwell Farm, associated with limestone debris and Romano-British pottery.
Occupation debris including waste from both hand-cut and lathe-turned shale armlet industries and ranging from Iron Age 'A' to Roman times have been found in and near the old marl pit.
Sources/Archives (2)
<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. 481.
<2> SDO147
Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 48.
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Location
Grid reference
SY 9505 8035 (point)
Map sheet
SY98SE
Civil Parish
Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 220
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 220
Record last edited
Feb 20 2020 10:54AM
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