Find Spot record MDO8178 - Post-medieval pottery from 6 Roper's Lane, Wareham

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Prior to the building of a house extension trenches to a depth of 1.8m were hand dug. No features were noted, but some large fragments of pottery were recovered.

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Roman, medieval, and post medieval pottery were found in trenches dug before the building of a house extension, no features were observed. The pottery included 3 Black Burnished ware sherds and a piece of Roman grey ware. There were also 6 sherds from handmade cooking pots dated to the 11th and 12th centuries, comparable with similar material recorded from Wareham to Corfe Castle. (1)

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  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 162.
  • <1> Article in serial: Ladle L. Wareham Lady St Mary, 6 Roper's Lane. Vol 115. p162.

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Grid reference SY 9214 8749 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Wareham Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 023 134

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Oct 28 2009 5:50AM

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