Monument record MDO8097 - Romano British salt boiling site, Charnel, Tyneham
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Summary
A probable Romano British salt boiling site with a circular mound and fragments of briquetage.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Probable Romano-British salt-boiling site on cliff edge at SY 89867893. Rough circular mound some 12 ft high by 30 yards in diameter with an extension about 15 yards wide running north for 15 yards. It seems to consist largely of unburnt shale, but construction of a concrete pill-box has thrown up burnt shale and several fragments of pebbly briquetage. About 45 yards to the NE at SY 89897897 is another mound which seems to consist of unburnt shale. <2>
Mounds are related features.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO67 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1968. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1967. 89. 146, (R A H Farrar).
- <2> 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. 613.
- <3> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 177.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455096.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 89860 78930 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY87NE |
| Civil Parish | Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 87 NE 4
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455096
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tyneham 42
Record last edited
Mar 13 2023 3:06PM