EDO5321 - Corfe Castle; excavations during the 1950s
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 95900 82295 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
before 1964
Description
Mr P A Brown conducted a series of small excavations and observations within Corfe Castle during the 1950s. These are described in brief in a notebook deposited together with sketch plans in the Dorset County Museum circa 1975. The sites range from features near the curtain walls of the first ward, to the keep.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650466.
- --- SDO81 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1982. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1981. 103. 126.
- --- SDO148 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 57-58.
- <1> SDO11355 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H (ed). 1974. Miscellaneous discoveries at the castle, Corfe Castle. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 96.
Record last edited
Jun 21 2021 12:34PM
