Monument record MDO18338 - Old Foundry, Fordington High Street; upper stone slab surface

Part of a large stone slab surface were found during the evaluation of the site of the former Lott and Walne Foundry, Fordington High Street, Dorchester by AC archaeology in 1997. This surface was found at a depth of 0.9m below ground level and was sealed by deposits containing medieval and post-medieval pottery. It is unclear what this surface is related to, or whether it was an internal or external feature.

Part of a large stone slab surface were found during the evaluation of the site of the former Lott and Walne Foundry, Fordington High Street, Dorchester by AC archaeology in 1997 (1) (2). This surface was found at a depth of 0.4m below ground level in Trial Pit 5 in the northwest part of the site. This surface overlay a dark grey clayey silt layer containing late medieval and post-medieval pottery, which sealed a lower stone slab surface. It is unclear what the surface was related to, or whether it was an internal or external feature.

No trace of it was recorded during the watching brief on the site (3).

<1> Cox, P W and Robinson, S, 1997, An Archaeological Evaluation at the Old Foundry Site, Fordington High Street, Dorchester, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO9611.

<2> Cox, P W and Robinson, S, 1998, Dorchester, Old Foundry Site, Fordington High Street. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 103 (Article in serial). SDO9455.

<3> Mcmahon, P, 1997, An Archaeological Watching Brief during refurbishment and redevelopment of the Old Foundry, High Street, Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO9454.

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