EDO594 - High Street, Toller Porcorum; evaluation 1993

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5603 9776 (54m by 49m)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Toller Porcorum; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Bournemouth University

Date

1993

Description

In June 1993 a small assessment excavation was undertaken by students from Bournemouth University on a series of earthworks that were thought to be building platforms in a field lying to the south-east of the High Street. Three test pits, each located on a different platform, were excavated by hand down to natural Greensand. Test Pits I and II measured 4m by 1.5m, and Test Pit III was 1m by 1m, enlarged to 1m by 2m. All revealed signs of occupation, although in Test Pit III this was in the form of building rubble with no visible evidence of structural remains.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Edwards, R. 1993. Toller Porcorum High Street. Archaeological Evaluation..
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1995. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1994. 116. 126-8.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044485.

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Feb 7 2021 3:04PM

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