Monument record MWX2809 - Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field C, Iron Age and Roman linears, scoops and burnt flint
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Summary
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Six shallow, humic filled scoops, some with pottery. A dump of burnt flint with some waste flint flakes and three sherds from a late-Roman cooking jar. Eighteen linear features with lengths of one to thirty metres with widths varying from 0.11m to 0.35m and depths from 0.05m to 0.35m. Some of the gullies were defined by iron-panning, Two were parallel and appeared to be on a sub-circular alignment. Their dimensions suggest a palisade trench. Black burnished pottery and worked flint recovered. The proximity of some of the gullies to charcoal pits may imply an industrial association, 611g of slag recovered but no other evidence for metal working was noted (1)
<1> Ladle, L, 1995, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 4 - 1995 (Unpublished document). SWX8524.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SWX8524 Unpublished document: Ladle, L. 1995. Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 4 - 1995.
Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (14)
- Part of: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Iron Age and Romano-British activity (Monument) (MWX748)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Charcoal Pits (Monument) (MWX3516)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field B and D Roman metal working (Monument) (MWX3366)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field F, Iron Age and Roman pits, scoops and postholes (Monument) (MWX3617)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field F, Late Iron Age or Roman enclosure (Monument) (MWX3611)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field G, Iron Age and Roman pits, scoops and postholes (Monument) (MWX3636)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field H, Iron Age and Roman linears and pits (Monument) (MWX3654)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field N, Roman cremations and pits (Monument) (MWX3673)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field R, Iron Age and Roman ditch, pits, postholes and enclosure (Monument) (MWX3659)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field T, Roman inhumations, pits and quarry (Monument) (MWX3672)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field Z, Roman pottery production centre (Monument) (MWX3524)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Fields E and P, Iron Age pits (Monument) (MWX3570)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Fields J and T, Roman metal working (Monument) (MWX3664)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Iron Age/Roman field system (Monument) (MWX3565)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9302 8806 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NW |
| Civil Parish | Wareham Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 024 055
Record last edited
Dec 19 2003 3:39PM
