EDO1296 - Swanworth Quarry, Worth Matravers; salvage recording 1983

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Location

Grid reference SY 979 783 (point)
Map sheet SY97NE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Wessex Archaeology

Date

1983

Description

Observations after soil stripping on the south side of Swanworth Quarry with the permission of Tarmac Ltd. An area approximately 150 m by 15 m immediately behind the existing quarry face had been stripped by machine. Three archaeological features were noted: the base of a stone-lined pit or cist; a sub-circular area of dark grey clay, possibly the remains of a shallow pit; a linear feature.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 654611.
  • <1>XY Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1987. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1986. 108. 174. [Mapped feature: #9094 ]

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Jun 16 2021 10:29AM

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