EDO1056 - Norden, Corfe Castle; excavation 1970 and 1971

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Location

Grid reference SY 9570 8269 (point)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1969

Description

NRHE: P A Brown discovered this site and carried out a limited excavation before turning the site over to Michael Hughes for further investigation. A Romano-British well was revealed, thought to have some ritual significance due to the discovery of two altars associated with the masonry surrounding the well, and a complete sheep's skull at the bottom of the well. The site is only c.200 m from an important industrial site of the same date.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1143312.
  • --- Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 1537.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1972. 94. 76-77.

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Aug 24 2021 1:49PM

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