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Knowlton Circles Walk 28 July 2006
 | | We are indebted to Trevor Steptoe for agreeing to lead a TCA party on a walk to explore the archaeological landscape around Knowlton Circles, between Gussage All Saints and Wimborne St. Giles. We met on a glorious afternoon in July, and first explored the monument itself, in the care of English Heritage. From the monument,Trevor pointed out the features of the rich prehistoric landscape in which it is set. We then walked to Brockington, where we viewed the remains of the deserted mediaeval villages of Knowlton and Brockington, in the valley of the River Allen. |
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St Catherines Hill Walk 5 August 2006
 | | On the afternoon of Saturday 5 August, Mike Tizzard led a party of members and friends on a walk around St Catherine's Hill. Mike started at the bottom of the hill by showing us the site of the Blackwater ferry across the Stour which features on many Edwardian postcards of Christchurch. We then walked up the hill, where Mike pointed out the ancient boundary ditches and banks. On top of the hill we admired the view over Town Common. Mike then pointed out the various uses and features of the hill, notably the reservoirs, numerous tumuli, the peculiar earthworks believed to define the site of a Roman signal station, and finally, in their midst, the site of chapel which gives its name to the hill. |
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Millhams Meade Weekend 21/22 October 2006
 | A group of members led by Mike Tizzard took part in the excavation of a trial pit in the garden of Millhams Meade, Christchurch (with kind permission of the owner), on a very wet October weekend. The aim was to determine the depth of the original land surface and to see if any traces of the lost 'Town Mill' were apparent. A pit approximately 1m by 2m by 1m deep was opened up. After removing some 0.4m of topsoil, an interesting gravel ridge was exposed (see picture). To the left of the ridge a thin layer (0.2m) of topsoil containing domestic material was found, underneath which the topsoil continued.
Aguring from the bottom of the pit, hampered by the pit flooding, revealed a layer containing the remains of organic material (vegetation) and silt another 1m below the bottom of the pit. To the right of the gravel ridge, there was some evidence of buried wood, maybe indicating a revetting of an earlier river bank.
These are preliminary results. A full report will be compiled in due course.
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