EWX2054 - Bowers Quarry, Portland; evaluation 1999

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Location

Grid reference SY 68500 71900 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

Terrain Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Evaluation in advance of proposed quarry extension recorded prehistoric finds but no significant archaeological features aside from a stone lined drain, likely to date from the 18th century. The Trenches excavated represent some 2.3 percent of the site area.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Bellamy, P. 1999. Bowers Quarry, Portland, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation..
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1352206.

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2021 11:45AM

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