Down to Weymouth town by Ridgeway

Name: Down to Weymouth town by Ridgeway
Brand: Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society

Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society

The Weymouth Relief Road crosses an area of intricately varied geology and one of the richest and most important cultural landscapes in England, which preserves a wealth of archaeological and historical remains. Extensive fieldwork in advance of construction of the Weymouth Relief Road yielded evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and funerary activity, along with vestiges of Roman occupation. The main sites were located at Ridgeway Hill, located on the edge of South Dorset Ridgeway, at the northern end of the scheme and at Southdown Ridge close to the southern end. At Ridgeway Hill a sequence of Neoltihic pits was investigated, along with several groups of early Bronze Age inhumation and cremation burials in pits and cists. The burials were probably originally\n\nDown to Weymouth town by Ridgeway: Prehistoric, Roman and Later Sites Along the Weymouth Relief Road\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Roya;