Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester [Map]
Dorchester, Dorset is in Dorset.
In 1337 Elizabeth Maltravers was born to John Maltravers (age 71) and Joan Foliot (age 33) at Dorchester, Dorset [Map].
On 17 Dec 1806 Thomas Beach (age 68) died in Dorchester, Dorset [Map].
The Port Way, Margary's RM4, starts in London and travels through Silchester Roman Fort [Map] aka Calleva Atrebatum, Old Sarum [Map], Badbury Rings [Map], Dorchester, Dorset [Map], Poole Harbour, Dorset [Map] to Exeter, Devon [Map].
Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, All Saints Church
On 21 Aug 1915 Hubert Acland 4th Baronet (age 25) and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland (age 26) were married at All Saints Church, Dorchester. They were second cousins.
Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, Greyhound Yard
Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from fill of Late Neo post-pipe 1639/1631 (W67.1642) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of postpits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2284, C14 ID: HAR-6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4050, End BP: 4230
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from the fill of a post pipe; layer 1642, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.
ID: 15840, C14 ID: HAR 6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4230, End BP: 4050
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal along the edge of the inner post pipe; layer 1649, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.
ID: 15838, C14 ID: HAR 6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4160, End BP: 4020
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' along edge of inner post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1649) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2282, C14 ID: HAR-6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4020, End BP: 4160
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal in the lower post pipe fill; layer 1653, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.
ID: 15839, C14 ID: HAR 6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4150, End BP: 4010
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' in lower post-pipe fill 1639/1631 (W67.1653) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2283, C14 ID: HAR-6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4010, End BP: 4150
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone, id as base and shaft of mature shed antler, from post-pipe (W67.4166) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6663, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings [Map] and Mount Pleasant palisade.
ID: 2280, C14 ID: HAR-6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4000, End BP: 4140
Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: antler; from a primary deposit in post pipe 4165; layer 4166, context set 31/13/01.
ID: 15836, C14 ID: HAR 6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4140, End BP: 4000
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from infill on outer edge of post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1648) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2281, C14 ID: HAR-6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone, id as frontal and skull attached to antler from mature stag, AML 843338, from Late Neo post-pit (W67.4947) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6664, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings [Map] and Mount Pleasant palisade.
ID: 2279, C14 ID: HAR-6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100
Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle
Archaeologist Name: P Woodward 1984 (Wessex AT)
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from the infill on the outer edge of post pit; layer 1648, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.
ID: 15837, C14 ID: HAR 6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: antler; from the primary context of a late Neolithic post pit; layer 4947, pit 4885, context set 21/07/02.
ID: 15835, C14 ID: HAR 6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, Maiden Castle [Map]
Maiden Castle is also in Iron Age Hill Forts Dorset, South England Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures.
Maiden Castle [Map] is an Iron Age Hillfort, originally a Causewayed Enclosure.
Carbon Date. 3030BC. Middle Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: bone:pig
ID: 4551, C14 ID: OxA-1337 Date BP: 5030 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4950, End BP: 5110
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2930BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: bone:human
ID: 4552, C14 ID: OxA-1338 Date BP: 4930 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4840, End BP: 5020
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2810BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: bone:human
ID: 4928, C14 ID: OxA-1148 Date BP: 4810 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4730, End BP: 4890
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2790BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 5070, C14 ID: OxA-1576 Date BP: 4790 +/- 100, Start Date BP: 4690, End BP: 4890
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 31(2), 1989, 207-234
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2750BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4922, C14 ID: OxA-1142 Date BP: 4750 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4670, End BP: 4830
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2740BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: bone:-
ID: 4553, C14 ID: OxA-1339 Date BP: 4740 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4660, End BP: 4820
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2730BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4923, C14 ID: OxA-1143 Date BP: 4730 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4650, End BP: 4810
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2690BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4927, C14 ID: OxA-1147 Date BP: 4690 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4610, End BP: 4770
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2660BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Cervus elaphus
ID: 4925, C14 ID: OxA-1145 Date BP: 4660 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4580, End BP: 4740
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2660BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: antler:deer
ID: 4979, C14 ID: OxA-1349 Date BP: 4660 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4580, End BP: 4740
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2650BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Cervus elaphus
ID: 4926, C14 ID: OxA-1146 Date BP: 4650 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4570, End BP: 4730
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2650BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4554, C14 ID: OxA-1340 Date BP: 4650 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4580, End BP: 4720
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2570BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4550, C14 ID: OxA-1336 Date BP: 4570 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4490, End BP: 4650
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2550BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: bone:Cervid ?
ID: 4924, C14 ID: OxA-1144 Date BP: 4550 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4470, End BP: 4630
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2460BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: charcoal:-
ID: 4555, C14 ID: OxA-1341 Date BP: 4460 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4380, End BP: 4540
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2360BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone: Bos
ID: 4921, C14 ID: OxA-1141 Date BP: 4360 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4280, End BP: 4440
Abstract: Maiden Castle, England [Map]
Archaeologist Name: Sharples
Reference Name: Archaeometry 30(2), 1988, 291-305
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, Maumbury Rings [Map]
Maumbury Rings is also in South England Henges.
Carbon Date. 1970BC. Middle Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Antler, id as red deer (H St George Gray), from bottom of Shaft 1 at Maumbury Rings [Map], Dorchester, Dorset, England. Subm R Bradley 1983. Comment (lab): Is revision (ie new run) of earlier date BM-2282.
ID: 1547, C14 ID: BM-2282N Date BP: 3970 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 3900, End BP: 4040
Abstract: Hengiform enclosure
Archaeologist Name: H St George Gray 1908-13
Reference Name: Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc/Proc, 110, 1988, 160; Radiocarbon, 29, 1987, 63-4 (original, unrevised date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 59-69 esp. 65 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 1940BC. Middle Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Antler, id as red deer (H St George Gray), from sample in highest Neo level of Shaft 3 to have escaped later disturbances at Maumbury Rings [Map], Dorchester, Dorset, England. Subm R Bradley 1983. Comment (lab): Is revision of earlier date BM-2281.
ID: 1548, C14 ID: BM-2281R Date BP: 3940 +/- 130, Start Date BP: 3810, End BP: 4070
Abstract: Hengiform enclosure
Archaeologist Name: H St George Gray 1908-13
Reference Name: Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc/Proc, 110, 1988, 160; Radiocarbon, 29, 1987, 63-4 (original, unrevised date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 59-79 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Volume 35 1914 Page 88. Fifth Interim Report on the Excavation at Maumbury Rings [Map].
Europe, British Isles, South-West England, Dorset, Dorchester, St John's Hospital
In 1473 Bishop Oliver King (age 41) was appointed Warden of St John's Hospital, Dorchester.
