Monument record MDO8385 - Iron Age and Romano-British settlement and shale working site, Gallows Gore East, Worth Matravers
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Summary
Uprooting of bushes alongside a stone wall bordering Lander's Quarry field in 1962 revealed Iron Age and Roman pottery, worked shale (including evidence for armlet manufacture), and limited amounts of briquetage.
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Full Description
Iron Age "A" to late Roman settlement, centred at SY 9817 7895, NW of Gallows Gore cottages, with sequence of occupation similar to the settlement further west (SY 97 NE 10). Excavation revealed a thin scatter of flag-stones marking the base of Romano- British occupation of perhaps the 2nd to 4th century. Some stone blocks in association with shale-workers' debris may have been bases for individual lathes. Elsewhere a small storage cist with a paved area adjoining a short length of drystone wall was probably of the 3rd or 4th century. Finds are in the British Museum, Christchurch Museum and in the possession of J B Calkin. <1-6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX4373 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1935. Transactions of the South Eastern Union of Scientific Societies, 1935. Vol 28. 30.
- <2> SDO47 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1948. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1947. 69. 42.
- <3> SDO48 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1949. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1948. 70. 40-1.
- <4> SDO53 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1955. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1953. 75. 45-71.
- <5> SDO62 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1963. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1962. 84. 113.
- <6> 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. 621.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456459.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9817 7895 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Worth Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 040
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456459
Record last edited
Apr 21 2023 6:38PM