EDO4320 - Southern Dorchester By-pass, Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester; evaluation (Trench FR12)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67664 89462 (129m by 120m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Monkton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1987
Description
Two trial trenches (FR12N, FR12S) were excavated by Wessex Archaeology as part of the evaluation of the course of the Southern Dorchester By-pass in 1987, in the area just north of Maiden Castle Road (1). These trenches were excavated to target a dense complex of soilmarks and followed on from a geophysical survey of this area (2).
Trench FR12N lay within an area of dense soilmarks and a large number of features were exposed.
Trench FR12S lay to the southeast of FR12N, just north of Maiden Castle Road. No archaeological features were discovered, only a series of ploughscores in the top of the natural chalk.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO9381 Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109. 79-89.
- --- SDO9385 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
- <1> SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8.
- <2> SDO9682 Unpublished document: Linford, P K. 1990. Dorchester By-pass, Dorset: Report on Geophysical Survey, 1987.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4315 Southern Dorchester By-pass; evaluation 1987
Record last edited
Mar 10 2017 11:50AM
