Monument record MDO8391 - Iron Age and Romano-British occupation site, Weston Farm, Worth Matravers

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Summary

Iron Age/Romano-British settlement represented by occupation debris.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

SY 9697 7730. Occupation debris including sherds of probable IA 'A' pottery, Romano-British sherds of the 1st to 4th centuries and pieces of worked shale were found on a ridge in 1958 on Weston Farm. Finds in Dorset County Museum. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1965. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964. 86. 118.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 275.
  • <4> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 575.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456457.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Location

Grid reference SY 9697 7730 (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: 6 028 042
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 38
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456457

Record last edited

Mar 13 2023 1:00PM

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