Monument record MDO984 - Roman occupation near Chebbard Farm, Dewlish

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Summary

Romano British occupation debris consisting of 1st to 3rd century pottery and tile fragments. Iron Age pottery found. A square feature noted on aerial photographs may be natural.

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Occupation debris, Romano-British, occurs near Chebbard Farm on a gentle SE slope at about 400ft OD (SY75459855). The debris include a Samian and coarse pottery of the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, and tile fragments. Some sherds may be of Iron Age date. Air photographs show a feature 50 ft square at SY75479852. <1-3> The feature at SY 75479852 is a shallow depression, circular and almost certainly a natural solution hollow. <4>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1953. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1952. 74. 88-89.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 88.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 331.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 20-OCT-80.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454596.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7545 9855 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 040 010
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 42
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454596
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Dewlish 10

Record last edited

Jul 25 2023 4:32PM

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