Contents of volume 129 (2008)

The decline of Holt Forest, Chase and Park, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, in the 17th century (Mansel-Pleydell prize), David Reeve, 1-16

`Tempore pubertatis nostrae': the West Saxon Aldhelm of Malmesbury, G. T. Dempsey, 17-24

All'Antica ornament during the first Renaissance in England: the case of the Draper chapel at Christchurch Priory, Nicholas Riall, 25-37

Mobility in Victorian Dorset, John Fripp, 39-47

Weymouth over the long eighteenth century: urban renaissance, or new leisure town?, John Fripp, 49-58

An Early Bronze Age timber structure, a Saxon kiln and Saxon and medieval occupation at Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, Tim Carew, 59-96

Hod Hill: `Too much wasted by cultivation for definite survey', D. A. Stewart, 97-103

Excavations at High Lea Farm, Hinton Martell, Dorset, John Gale, Iain Hewitt and Miles Russell, 105-114

Late Iron Age and Romano-British burials and associated activity at the former allotments, Church Knapp, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Andy Leonard, 115-126

Maryland, Brownsea Island, Martin Papworth, 127-138

A meeting to celebrate some local heroes of Dorset geology, Robert Chandler and Doreen Smith, 139-145

Geomorphology of Dorset: a review, Vincent May, 149-162

Population structure and secondary production of the ragworm Hediste (Nereis) diversicolor in Poole Harbour, UK, S. E. A. Le V. Dit Durell, R. W. G. Caldow, S. McGrorty, A. D. West, R. A. Stillman and J. Humphreys, 163-174

Shorter Contributions, 175-185

The Godwin family and William Jones: Lesser-known builders of post-fire Blandford, Judith Ford, 175-177

A negro at Lyme Regis in 1589, Peter Lacey, 177-178

The first publication of William Barnes's dialect poems in the `Dorset County Chronicle', Alan Chedzoy, 178-180

The new Antiquarian Association vs Dorset County Museum, Jo Draper, 180-181

An unusual cat burial from Charmouth, Gordon Le Pard, 181-182

The Hilton typhus epidemic of 1848, Martin Ayres, 182-185

Dorset Archaeology in 2007, 187-194

Excavations and survey

Norden Farm, Corfe Castle, Peter S. Bellamy and Peter J. Woodward, 187

Evaluations

Wytch Farm, Corfe, P. W. Cox, 187

35-37 Blandford Road, Hamworthy, S. Cottam, 187

Village Hall site, Horton, Bronwen Russell and Mark Shattuck, 187-188

Burngate Pearce's Quarry, Langton Matravers, Peter Bellamy, 188

Manor Farm Quarry, Melbury Abbas, P. Martin, 188

Church of St Peter, Pimperne, Harry Manley, 188

Thames St, Poole, S. Robinson, 188

Weston Road, Portland, S. Cottam, 188

Mampitts Road, Shaftesbury, S. Robinson, 188

April Cottage, Verwood, J. Whelan, 188

Gould's Hill, Winterborne St Martin, S. Robinson, 189

Worth Matravers, Downs Quarry, Steven Tatler, 189

Watching briefs

Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Harry Manley, 189

Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Timothy Haines and Edward Biddulph, 189

New link road, Bovington Camp, Kate Wheaton and Edward Biddulph, 189

Miller's Farm, Charborough, J. Hawkes, 189

New car port, 9 North St, Charminster, Steven Tatler, 189-190

New cottage, 9B North St, Charminster, Steven Tatler, 190

Water main replacement, Barnston crossroads, Church Knowle, Steven Tatler, 190

Terminus building development, Hengistbury Head, Steven Tatler, 190

Water main repair, Poor Lot, Kingston Russell, Peter Bellamy, 190

New quarry, Sea Spray Field, Acton, Langton Matravers, Steven Tatler, 190

Quarry extension, Blacklands Field, Acton, Langton Matravers, Steven Tatler, 190

Sherborne Lane, Lyme Regis, Jo Draper, 190

New fire station, Marshes End, Poole, Steven Tatler, 190

Poole Power Station site, Rigler Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Steven Tatler, 191

New residential development, Grange Croft Road, Weston, Portland, Steven Tatler, 191

Moorfield Road, Portland, S. Cottam, 191

Perryfield Quarry, Portland, J. Whelan, 191

New French drain, St Nicholas Church, Sydling St Nicholas, Rebecca Montague, 191

Proposed residential development, Dollin's Lane, Wareham, Steven Tatler, 191

Rear of 20 West St, Wareham, Steven Tatler, 191

Proposed dwelling at 116 Sutton Road, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Steven Tatler, 192

New footbridge, Sandsfoot Castle gardens, Weymouth, Steven Tatler, 192

Finds reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2007, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 193-194

Dorset County Boundary Survey, 195-215

Shires and their boundaries, James Campbell, 195-197

Lyme and the Devon-Dorset county boundary, where the questions begin, Katherine Barker, 197-208

Nine borderland parishes of north Dorset, a preliminary survey, Graham Hoddinott, 200

Ancient boundaries, living landscapes, John Newbould, 209-212

Lost in suburbia: tracing the county boundary in south-east Dorset, Iain Hewitt, 212-215

The Dorset county boundary: proposal for the creation of a digital boundary atlas, Mark Ford, 215

Natural History Reports, 217-268

Dorset geological reports, Paul Ensom, 217-220

A problematic fossil from the Cherty Freshwater Member, Purbeck Limestone Group, Paul Ensom, 217

Exceptional fossils from the Intermarine Member, Purbeck Limestone Group, Richard Edmonds, 217-219

`Lost' Purbeck lizard skull re-emerges, Susan E. Evans, 219-220

Dorset rainfall 2007, John Oliver, 220-224

Marine review 2007, Lin Baldock, 224-227

Butterfly report 2007, Bill Shreeves, 227-233

Microlepidoptera report 2007, Phil Sterling, 233-234

Macrolepidoptera report 2007, Peter Davey, 235-245

Moth immigrations to Dorset in 2007, Peter Davey, 245-248

Dorset hoverfly report 2007, David and Ted Levy, 248-249

Mammals, J. A. Stobart, 249-251

Field meeting reports 2007, John Newbould, 251-257

Farmland bird survey 2007, John Newbould, 257-261

Southwest Dorset hedges (3): a survey of the National Trust's Golden Cap Estate north of Muddyford Lane, Stanton St Gabriel's, John Newbould, 261-268

Dorset Coast Reports, 269-274

The Chantry, Bridport, a medieval lighthouse or sea mark?, Gordon Le Pard, 269-271

The Wreck of the Napoli 2007-8, Gordon Le Pard, 271

Early medieval pottery from Studland Bay, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen and Gordon le Pard, 271

The Warren Summer House, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, W. A. Hoodless, 271-273

Unrecorded Enclosures on Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head, Gordon Le Pard, 273-274

Two previously unrecorded earthworks on White Nothe, Gordon Le Pard, 274

Obituary

Joan Alisoun Goodman (1911-2007), Jonathan Goodman, 275-276

Book Review

The Bells and Belfries of Dorset, by Christopher Dalton, Roger Peers, 277-278

Index, 279-281

Notes for contributors, 283-284