EDO4308 - Magistrate's Court, County Hall, Dorchester; excavation 1984
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 69029 90845 (20m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1984
Description
The construction of an extension to County Hall during 1984 provided an opportunity for Wessex Archaeology to further examine an area of Colliton Park first examined during the initial construction of County Hall in 1937-9.
The excavation area lay to the south of a late Roman aisled building recorded during the 1937 excavation. It was found however, that during the construction of County Hall, some 1.5m of Chalk bedrock had been removed and any remaining archaeological features totally destroyed
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO9660 Monograph: Smith, R J C. 1993. Excavations at County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, 1988 in the North-West Quarter of Durnovaria. 89.
- --- SDO9676 Article in serial: Cox, P W. 1984. 'Excavations at County Hall, Dorchester, 1984. An Interim Note' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 106.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1047284.
- --- SDO14748 Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 4126.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 11:25AM
