Monument record MDO19401 - Bank Close, High Street, Christchurch; possible ditch A bank

Observations during the construction of a car park in Bank Close, Christchurch, during 1980, revealed a sandy layer to the NE of the line of medieval ditch A. This sandy layer may have been the associated bank.

Archaeological observations were carried out during the construction of a car park at Bank Close, Christchurch, during 1980. These observations were subsequently published as a short note in DNHAS monograph 5 (1) and as a note in PDNHAS 109 (2).

The observations revealed a sandy layer to the NE of the line of medieval ditch A. This sandy layer may have been the associated bank. This was cut by an oven of mid-13th century date (1).

DCC SMR, to 2003, Former DCC SMR Card Index (Index). SWX8285.

<1> Jarvis, K S, 1983, Excavations in Christchurch 1969-80, 52 (Monograph). SWX4028.

<2> Jarvis, K S, 1987, Christchurch; High Street; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society., 134 (Article in serial). SDO10163.

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May 11 2012 4:40AM