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EWX1534 - Orchard Cottages/Povington Pit; evaluation 1994

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Location

Grid reference	SY 89400 82850 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	SY88SE
Civil Parish	Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

1994

Description

Proposed extension to Povington Pit. Brick wall footings and C18th-C19th pottery are in accord with the known date of cottage construction. Nothing earlier was found.

Sources/Archives (3)

--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044609.
<1> SWX8492 Unpublished document: Valentin, J. 1994. The Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Orchard Cottages, Steeple, Dorset. Centred on SY89408285.
<2> SDO94 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1995. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1994. 116. 119.

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Jun 4 2021 5:05PM

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