Monument record MDO23315 - Boundary ditch, the Crown Hotel, East Borough, Wimborne Minster
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Behind the street frontage on The Square was a well of sixteenth-century date, and a series of open areas with a single-ditched boundary running parallel to East Borough. (1)
Excavations carried out in 1979 identified 12th century pits within the frontage of the Market Square and remains of 13th/14th century buildings dated to the 13th and 14th century. Three substantial boundary ditches, possibly delineating burgage plots, were also discovered. <2>
<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1981, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1979, 143 (Serial). SDO79.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 890413 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne Minster; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SW 100
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 890413
Record last edited
Jan 16 2024 4:43PM
