Monument record MDO28131 - Roman ditch, Hamworthy First School, Hamworthy, Poole

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Summary

A Roman ditch oriented NE-SW was found immediately south of Blandford Road in the entrance to Hamworthy First School during a watching brief in 2003.

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Full Description

A watching brief during the formation of a new entrance for Hamworthy First School undertaken by Terrain Archaeology in 2003 revealed a ditch (ditch 102) 1.0 m wide and aligned roughly NE-SW. It had a rounded profile 0.24 m deep. It was filled with dark grey silty sand and contained two small abraded sherds ofRoman pottery.


Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 200, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2003, 161 (Serial). SDO12289.

Bellamy, P and Best, J, 2003, New Hamworthy First School, Ashmore Close, Hamworthy, Poole: Archaeological Survey, Observations, and Evaluation, March–April 2003 (Unpublished document). SDO12484.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 200. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2003. 125. 161.
  • --- Unpublished document: Bellamy, P and Best, J. 2003. New Hamworthy First School, Ashmore Close, Hamworthy, Poole: Archaeological Survey, Observations, and Evaluation, March–April 2003.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9991 9046 (13m by 7m)
Map sheet SY99SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Feb 20 2012 3:53AM

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