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Find Spot record MDO7586 - Shale cores found at Kingston Vale, Corfe Castle

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Summary

Several shale cores, the waste from manufacturing shale objects, are reported as having been found at this place around 1885.

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full Description

KINGSTON VALE APPROX 1855 SEVERAL SHALE CORES

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SDO53 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1955. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953. 75. 68-71.

Finds (1)

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Location

Grid reference	SY 9575 8065 (point)
Map sheet	SY98SE
Civil Parish	Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 327
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 18

Record last edited

Dec 10 2012 5:17PM

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