EDO479 - Enclosure in Bowley's Plantation, Crossways; excavation 1959 and 1960

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Location

Grid reference SY 7690 8799 (point)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Crossways; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Poole Grammar School Archaeological Society

Date

1960

Description

Excavations by Norman Field in 1959 and 1960 showed that the ditch outside the outer bank was V-shaped and 6 feet deep, while pollen analysis indicated an open landscape at the time of construction. NRHE: Two pots found at this excavation were held at the Ancient Monuments Laboratory in around 1960.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650847.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 503.

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Aug 11 2021 4:11PM

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