Contents of volume 121

for 1999, published 2000

574g

The Romanesque church of St Nicholas, Studland (Dorset), Karen Lundgren and Malcolm Thurlby, 1-16

Monastic urban speculation: the Cistercians and medieval Charmouth, Laurence Keen, 17-21

The great storm of 1824, Gordon Le Pard, 23-36

Farmers and their ancestral tombs: a study of the inconspicuous barrows of central Dorset and their relationship with the secular landscape, Frances Peters, 37-47

The river Avon: real-time realm of the ancestors, Si Cleggett, 49-52

Excavations at Tinney's Lane. Sherborne, Dorset, Jacqueline I. McKinley, 53-67

Excavations of previously unknown buildings in the grounds of St Stephen's Vicarage, Grove, Portland, Susann Palmer, 69-75

Ammonite assemblages of the upper Oxford Clay (mariae zone) near Weymouth, Dorset, Nigel D. Chapman, 77-100

A review of the stratigraphy of the Inferior Oolite (Bajocian stage, Middle Jurassic) near Clatcombe, Sherborne, with a description of temporary sections, John Huxtable, 101-106

Fossil beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Purbeck Limestone Group of Dorset - a preliminary report, A. G. Ponomarenko, R. Coram and E. A. Jarzembowski, 107-112

Species recorded on artificial and natural reefs, Poole Bay, 1989-1996, J. J. Mallinson, K. J. Collins and A. C. Jensen, 113-122

The environmental quality of the Bovington stream and its effects on the adjacent river Frome (Dorset), assessed with macroinvertebrate data, Patrick D. Armitage, John H. Blackburn, Rink Wiggers and Iain Harris, 123-128

Observations concerning the ecology of Nail Fungus Poronia punctata, recently rediscovered in Dorset, J. H. S. Cox and B. P. Pickess, 129-132

Shorter Contributions

Purbeck mortars from 65 East Street, Corfe Castle, Clive Bowd, 133-134

A dove of peace from Litton Cheney, Jo Draper, 134-135

Another pot by Robert Shering of Verwood, Jo Draper, 135-136

Bridport Literary and Scientific Institute, Jo Draper, 136-138

Attempts at a Dorset County Museum in the 1820s, Jo Draper, 138-140

Sir James Thornhill's obelisk at Thornhill, Jeremy Barker, 140-142

Lawrence of Arabia's fire tank/swimming pool at Clouds Hill, Dorset, Khinlyn Fern, 142-145

Visitors' book for the Loyalty Theatre, Dorchester, Khinlyn Fern, 145-150

Dorset Archaeology in 1999

Archaeological sites added to the county Sites and Monuments Record, 151

Evaluations

Bridport, Church of St Mary, Alan Graham, 151

Corfe Castle, photogrammetric survey, Martin Papworth, 151

Pamphill, a round barrow at Old Lawn Farm, Martin Papworth, 151

Shapwick Romano-British settlement, geophysical survey, Martin Papworth, 151-2

Wareham, Castle Close, Brian Whitehead, 152

Excavations

Bestwall Quarry excavations 1999 - interim report, Lilian Ladle, 153

Chettle House, Steve Davies, Matthew Pellatt-Shand and Tim Schofield, 153-4

Dorchester, River View, Greenings Court, 1999, Christopher Sparey-Green, 154-5

Kingston Lacy, High Wood inhumation, Martin Papworth, 155-8

Sixpenny Handley, Goldfields Farm: interim statement, 1999, Ian Hewitt and Karen Rumsey, 158-9

Sixpenny Handley, Myncen Farm: interim report 1999, Christopher Sparey-Green, 159-60

Sixpenny Handley, Myncen Farm, P. J. H. Roberts, 160-1

Watching briefs

Abbotsbury, Hannah's Lane, Ron Brading, 161

Dewlish, Forge Cottage, Ron Brading, 161

Weymouth, Lower Bond Street, Melcombe Regis, Brian Whitehead, 161

Watching briefs with negative results, 161

Finds and observations

Hampreston, a new Mesolithic site in Dorset, Ron Powell, 162

Hengistbury Head, tranchet axe, Ron Powell, 162

Natural History Reports

Geology - Dorset Geological News, Michael R. House, 163

Rainfall, John Oliver and Mark Ching, 163-166

Mammals recorded for the first time from the Intermarine Member (Durlston Formation), Purbeck Limestone Group (Lower Cretaceous), of Dorset, Paul C. Ensom, 166-167

(For correction to the above see vol.132 p.187)

Dorset botany 1999, David Pearman, 167-169

Marine invertebrates 1999, John Hawthorne, 169

Butterfly report 1999, Bill Shreeves, 169-173

Microlepidoptera report 1999, Phil Sterling, 173-175

Dorset Hoverfly report 1999, E. T. and D. A. Levy, 175

Land Arthropods, N. R. Webb, 176-177

Amphibians, Robert V. Skinner, 177

Reptiles, Robert V. Skinner, 177-178

Mammal report, J. A. Stobart, 178-180

Index, 181-182

Editorial policy and style guide, 183-184