EDO5995 - Car parking area, Gore Hill, Batcombe; evaluation 2000

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Location

Grid reference ST 636 039 (point)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Batcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Evaluation of a proposed new car parking area comprising the machine excavation of three trenches totalling 11m in length. An identical sequence of deposits was seen in each trench, and consisted of topsoil and subsoil with a combined depth of 400 to 450mm. No evidence for archaeological features or deposits was observed. A single flint flak was recovered from subsoil in Trench 1.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Robinson, S. 2000. Results of an archaeological trench evaluation for a proposed car parking area on land at Gore Hill, near Batcombe, Dorset..
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2001. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2000. 122. 165.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1347748.

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Jan 22 2021 3:22PM

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