Contents of volume 77

for 1955, published 1956

Annual Review, 5-19
- Obituaries
  - Archibald George Blomefield Russell, 22-23
  - Giles Dugdale, 24-25
Geology and Natural History
- Rainfall in Dorset 1955, D. J. Paxman, 35-38
- Dorset Natural History 1955, 39-85
  - Geology, W. D. Lang, 39-40
  - Botany, R. Good, 41
  - Arthropods other than Lepidoptera, R. F. Dalton, 41-42
  - Lepidoptera, Arthur A. Lisney, 43-55
  - Vertebrates other than birds and mammals, R. F. Dalton, 55
  - Report on Dorset Birds, K. B. Rooke, 56-77
  - Mammals, E. Benham, 78-85
- The Exceptional Rainfall of July 18th, 1955, D. J. Paxman, 86-89
- Geological Results of the Cloudburst in the Weymouth District, 18th July 1955, W. J. Arkell, 90-96
- Map of distribution of rainfall on July 18th 1955, D. J. Paxman, 96
- Some Notes on Dorset Geology 1952-54, Brian H. Mottram, 97-101
- The Palaeoecology of the Chalk, David Nichols, 102-112
- The Larger Fungi of the South Haven Peninsula, Studland Heath, Dorset, T. J. Wallace, 113-172
Archaeology and History
- Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset 1955, R. A. H. Farrar, 123-154
  - Romano-British buildings at Woodhouse Hill, Studland, (N. H. Field), 125-126
  - A Romano-British burial in Studland churchyard, (J. B. Calkin), 126
  - The Romano-British occupation site at Matcham clay workings, Norden, Corfe Castle, (P. A. Brown), 126
  - An early Iron Age and Romano-British site at West Orchard Farm, Church Knowle, (P. A. Brown), 126-127
  - Flint sites between Afflington Farm and Little Woolgarston, Corfe Castle, (P. A. Brown), 127
  - The Romano-British site at Swineham, Wareham St Martin, (P. A. Brown and E. R. Shelton), 127
  - A late Bronze Age cinerary urn from Wardstone Barrow, Chaldon Herring, (O. G. S. Crawford), 127-128
  - Recent discoveries in Dorchester, 128-133
  - Romano-British and medieval remains at Higher Muckleford Farm, Bradford Peverell, 133-134
  - Excavation of a bell-barrow near the Hardy monument, Portesham, (M. W. Thompson), 134-135
  - An early Iron Age fort on Shipton Hill, Shipton Gorge, (Mr and Mrs W. Butcher), 135-136
  - The finding of the Eype head, 136
  - A Romano-British site at Norwood Farm, Corscombe, 136
  - Barrows opened in 1912 at Wellwood Farm, Beaminster, 136-138
  - Milton Abbey, excavation by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, (E. A. Gee), 138
  - A Romano-British rubbish-put near the Roman road at Shapwick, (Oliver Leighton), 138-139
  - A 13th or early 14th century jug from the Stour at Corfe Mullen, 139-141
  - Excavations at Shaftesbury Abbey, (G. E. Chambers), 141
  - Excavations at Sherborne Old Castle, (C. E. Bean), 141-142
  - Remains of the Monastery at Sherborne, (C. E. Bean), 142-144
  - Remains of old road metal and other discoveries in Sherborne, (C. E. Bean), 144-145
  - Romano-British occupation sites near Sherborne and Yeovil, (C. E. Bean), 145-147
  - The Fowler collection of antiquities from the Sherborne district, (Joseph Fowler), 147-148
  - The Eldon collection, Encombe, (J. B. Calkin), 149-150
  - Miscellaneous discoveries and accessions, 150-154
- An important Unpublished Coin of the Dorchester Mint, R. H. M. Dolley, 155-156
- The Manor Court Roll of Abbot John Meere 1515-1516, Joseph Fowler, 157-161
- Agriculture in Dorset during the Napoleonic Wars, W. E. Minchinton, 162-173
Index, 174-175