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Stapehill Solar Farm, Canford Bottom, Wimborne, Dorset: Archaeological Evaluation. |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in June 2015 at Stapehill Farm, Wimborne. Sixteen trenches were excavated, these revealed a ring ditch, which is probably the remains of a Bronze Age barrow, a second possible ring ditch, which could also be the remains of a barrow, and a pair of linear boundary / land division ditches which cross the site from the south to the north-east. At the southern end of the site the linear boundary ditches would appear to broaden out and respect the barrow and pass around it. A surviving stretch of medieval ridge and furrow, a number of undated field boundaries and an undated circular structure was also recorded. A small quantity of worked and burnt flint of broad prehistoric date was collected. The finds and biological evidence indicate that there is little evidence of domestic activity on the site or within its immediate area. The biological evidence indicates that the site was heathland / rough grass and scrubland in the later prehistoric period |
Author: |
J Whelan
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Dorset SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Site: |
Stapehill Solar Farm, Canford Bottom |
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Dorset |
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Dorset |
Parish: |
COLEHILL |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 404453, 100795 (Easting, Northing)
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cotswold2-230598 |
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15551 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |