Find Spot record MDO7712 - Roman pottery and worked flints from Rushton Common, East Stoke
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Summary
Worked flints and scrapers and Romano British pottery were found here in 1947.
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Full Description
(SY 88778660) Many flakes and scrapers, also late Romano-British pottery, found 1945. <1>
A large quantity of flints and some R.B. pottery, found on the surface 350 yds south-west of Holme Bridge, by Mr. R.D. Sansom in 1947. The pottery, largely fragments of coarse black ware, included a rim of a bowl of a Collingwood's type 30 and a base of metallic lustred beaker of New Forest ware (early 4th century A.D.) The flints were mostly crude scrapers with some half-round types; others were primary flakes with secondary chipping, and one broken flint point. The finds are in Dorset County Museum Reserve Collection. (1947.3). <2>
Sited to SY 88768662 by Mr. R.D. Ransome. <3>
Area under grass and no surface finds were made during field perambulation. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX2543 Map: Calkin, J B. 1950. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6.
- <2> SDO49 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 65-66.
- <2> SWX2544 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1949. Corfe Castle, Fitzworth Point. Vol 71. p65-66.
- <3> SWX2545 Map: Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum).
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-JUL-52.
- <5> 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. 609.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455182.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 88760 86620 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NE |
| Civil Parish | East Stoke; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 011 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 18
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455182
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Stoke 52
Record last edited
Sep 8 2023 3:49PM