Monument record MDO902 - Roman road from Dorchester to Axminster
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Summary
A Post Office cable trench excavated in the late 1940s across the main road at Chideok, between the Church and the road to Seaton, revealed a section across a cambered road surface of rammed flints at a depth of three to four feet below modern ground level. Another exposure in a drain trench in 1951 showed the cambered Roman metalling to be at least 10 feet wide and at least one and a half feet deep, composed of rammed flints (?Greensand Chert) and beach pebbles.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1950, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949, 61-62 (Serial). SDO49.
<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1952, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951, 102 (Serial). SDO51.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO49 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 61-62.
- <2> SDO51 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1952. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951. 73. 102.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 4050 9311 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SW |
| Civil Parish | Chideock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 034 029
Record last edited
Nov 7 2017 3:09PM
