Monument record MDO18491 - Dingles Store, Princes Street, Dorchester; Early Roman building

The badly truncated remains of a Roman building was found in the SW corner of the trench excavated by Wessex Archaeology in 1989, in advance of proposed redevelopment behind the former Dingles Store (now Princes House), Dorchester. The building remains comprised three mortar and chalk floors and a posthole. No dating evidence was recovered, but these remains were cut by a later Roman building. It is likely that this earlier building dates to the 1st-2nd century AD. Very little can be said about the size, layout and function of this building.

The badly truncated remains of a Roman building was found in the SW corner of the trench excavated by Wessex Archaeology in 1989, in advance of proposed redevelopment behind the former Dingles Store (now Princes House), Dorchester. The building remains comprised three mortar and chalk floors and a posthole. No dating evidence was recovered, but these remains were cut by a later Roman building. It is likely that this earlier building dates to the 1st-2nd century AD. Very little can be said about the size, layout and function of this building.

National Record of the Historic Environment, 1148557 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Wessex Archaeology, 1989, Dingles Store, Princes Street, Dorchester (Excavation archive). SDO10047.

Davies, S M, 1989, Dingles Store. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 110 (Article in serial). SDO9417.

Frere, S S, 1989, 'Roman Britain in 1988: 1. Sites explored' Britannia, 352 (Article in serial). SDO10073.

Heaton, M J, Pearce, P, and Davies, S M, 1990, Archaeological Excavations at the Rear of Dingles Store, Princes Street, Dorchester (Unpublished document). SDO9416.

Frere, S S, 1990, 'Roman Britain in 1989: 1. Sites explored' Britannia, 352 (Article in serial). SDO10046.

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