Monument record MWX2842 - Vearse Farm, Symondsbury: possible well and former barn site.

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Summary

Site of possible well, noted as a stone lined pit, filled with modern debris. Associated with ploughed out platform and high density of post-medieval pottery. Early maps refer to the field as 'Great...' and 'Little Barn Field'.

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Site of possible well noted during walk over survey (p14). Recorded as a possible stone lined pit, now filled with modern debris. Associated with ploughed out platform. Field scan noted higher density of post-medieval pottery for around 30m around this feature. Early maps refer to the field as 'Great...' and 'Little Barn Field'. (1)

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  • --- Serial: Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1995. Medieval Archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 39. 39.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Currie, C K. 1994. A Desk-Top Archaeological Assessment of Vearse Farm, Symondsbury, near Bridport, Dorset. SY455924. November 1994..

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 4570 9265 (10m by 10m)
Map sheet SY49SE

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2020 5:26PM

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