DORSET East Dorset 3/1305 (E.19.6510) SY 93008000 COGDEAN ELMS, CORFE MULLEN Archaeological Watching Brief at Cogdean Elms, Corfe Mullen, Dorset (Doc.no.00.28) Manning, P T Exeter : Exeter Archaeology, 2000, 9pp, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Exeter Archaeology During the course of the watching brief a Roman road and associated ditch were encountered in the path of the planned route of a proposed pipeline. No other features or deposits of archaeological significance were found within the area, and no finds were recovered.[au(abr)] 3/1306 (E.19.6531) SY 99339610 HIGH PARK ROAD, CORFE MULLEN High Park Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset: An Archaeological Watching Brief AC archaeology Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 4pp, refs The watching brief was carried out during water main replacement works. The main trench ran down the centre of the known route of the Hamworthy to Badbury Rings Roman road. Observations of the trench sections revealed a stratigraphic sequence which showed the agger of the Roman road to be well preserved. No associated ditches were observed, however, the best opportunity to see one was denied by the intrusion of a modern service trench.[au(abr)] 3/1307 (E.19.6501) SU 99599902 LAKE GATES, CORFE MULLEN Results of Archaeological Monitoring During the Excavation of Footing Trenches for a New Shelter at Lake Gates, Corfe Mullen, Nr. Wimborne, Dorset (Doc. no. 5500/1/0) Clarke, S Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 3pp, figs, tabs, refs During the watching brief for the excavation of trenches for a small stone built shelter at Great Lakes, there were no archaeological features, deposits or finds present within the footing trenches encountered. The site did, however, lie outside the known boundaries of a Roman fort.[au(abr)] 3/1308 (E.19.6001) SZ 06109750 LONGHAM LAKES Report on the Archaeological Investigations at Longham Lakes, Dorset. January-September 2000 (SAS 186) Barnes, I Southampton : Southern Archaeological Services Ltd, 2000, 22pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Poole Museum Archaeological Unit, Southern Archaeological Services Ltd 1
Archaeological investigations were undertaken within the area of gravel extraction at Longham Lakes. A period of observation of soil stripping was subsequently augmented by excavation of a small portion of the site. The watching brief observations identified a concentration of archaeological features which were subsequently excavated. All other features identified in the watching brief were post-medieval, including evidence of light industrial activity. The excavation aimed to examine features cut into a probable Bronze Age ploughsoil. A number of features with evidence of in situ burning and a series of undated linear features, interpreted as wheel ruts, were identified. A number of pits were positively dated to the Bronze Age. The results from the investigation as a whole suggested a general division through the investigated area between features which could be classified as industrial in the west and domestic in the east. The presented a picture of a relatively stable settlement with capacity to produce both agricultural products and iron items. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: LBA, BA, PR, MO, UD 3/1309 (E.19.6701) ST 97101420 MYNCEN FARM, SIXPENNY HANDLEY Myncen Farm, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset: Interim Report 2000 Sparey-Green, C J West Lulworth : East Dorset Antiquarian Society, 2000, Work undertaken by: East Dorset Antiquarian Society Evaluation work on the site continued for the fifth year to clarify the landscape in the vicinity of a high status 4th century Roman building structure. Four trenches were dug and the excavation in Area C revealed a prehistoric watercourse with a scatter of coins and brooches nearby. Trenches in Area D suggested that an area of 1.2 ha was bounded by an earthwork of possible prehistoric date. The rectilinear enclosure was bounded by a V-cut ditch which appeared to lie within the projected line of the bank. This was probably of early Roman period but no dateable finds were revealed. [Sec(AIP)] SMR primary record number: ST91 SE104 Archaeological periods represented: PR, RO, UD North Dorset 3/1310 (E.19.6512) ST 86900380 DOWN HOUSE ESTATE, BLANDFORD ST MARY Down House Estate, Blandford St. Mary, Dorset: Archaeological Watching Brief and Trial Trench Excavation (48058) Gajos, P Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2000, 7pp, figs, refs The watching brief was undertaken on construction of an access track since it was likely to impinge on a pair of earthwork monuments (Dorset 29A& B). A possible ditch feature was located that may have related to SMR29A. However, no dating evidence of associated features were found.[au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD 3/1311 (E.19.6513) ST 80101360 FIDDLEFORD MANOR, FIDDLEFORD, STURMINSTER NEWTON Fiddleford Manor, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, Dorset: Archaeological Watching Brief (47855) Laidlaw, M Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2000, 6pp, figs, refs 2
Although the groundworks were carried out in an area of archaeological importance, no artefacts or features of archaeological importance were recorded during the course of the watching brief.[au] 3/1312 (E.19.6503) ST 85900930 MANOR FARM, STOURPAINE An Archaeological Watching Brief at Manor Farm, Stourpaine, Dorset (Doc. no. 5100/2/0) Cottam, S Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 3pp, figs The watching brief confirmed that there were no archaeological features or ground disturbance within the excavated area related to the medieval settlement believed to have been in the vicinity. Nor was there evidence to suggest that structures or activities associated with the medieval moated manor extended into this area. However medieval pottery and a quantity of iron slag were recovered from the spoilheaps.[au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD 3/1313 (E.19.6514) ST 80400120 POND HEAD COTTAGE, MILTON ABBAS Observations During the Construction of a New Pumping Station and Associated Works on Lands to the South of Pond Head Cottage, Milton Abbas, Dorset Doc. no. 5300/1/0 Cottam, S Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 9pp, figs, tabs, refs The monitoring of groundworks during the construction of a new pumping station and associated works, consisted of close observation of all topsoil stripping and sensitive pipe excavation, with additional supervision of work alongside the well-preserved medieval strip lynchet system. A complete absence of artefacts from all areas suggests that there had been little or no settlement activity in this area.[au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD 3/1314 (E.19.6000) ST 88451942 SOUTH WESTERN PART OF MELBURY DOWN, MELBURY ABBAS A Survey of the ern Part of Melbury Down, Melbury Abbas, Dorset Fletcher, M J Exeter : English Heritage, 2000, 9pp, pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: English Heritage The south western part of Melbury Down, owned by the National Trust, comprised the steep north-east facing slopes of a broad combe. A number of earthworks here included: an isolated length of an univallate earthwork part of Melbury Hill-Compton Down linear; evidence of six former routes which traversed the hillside, including two well used hollow ways; a pond with a substantial retaining bank and two rounded spoil heaps. The National Trust commissioned the English Heritage, Exeter Field Survey Office to undertaken a survey. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MD, UD 3
Purbeck 3/1315 (E.19.6700) SY 93508800 BESTWALL QUARRY Bestwall Quarry Archaeology Project, Phase 9 2000 Ladle, L M Wareham : Wareham & District Archaeology & Local History Society, 2000, 51 pp, pls, colour pls, figs, tabs Work undertaken by: Wareham & District Archaeology & Local History Society The ninth phase of work at Bestwall Quarry continued throughout 2000. In total 194 discrete features were investigated, including ditches, post-holes, pits and charcoal filled pits. These dated from the Middle Bronze Age to the post-medieval period. [Sec] Archaeological periods represented: MBA, IA, RO 3/1316 (E.19.6506) SY 92188782 NORTH BRIDGE, WAREHAM Archaeological Observations During Trenching Works at North Bridge, Wareham (Doc. no. 1400/1/0) Hudson, A & Hawkes, J Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 4pp, figs Trenching works to replace an existing HV electricity cable across North Bridge were monitored in accordance with the requirements of the Scheduled Monument Consent. The replacement cable was laid wholly within the earlier service trench, and no new disturbance to the fabric of the bridge was involved.[au] 3/1317 (E.19.6509) SZ 01818040 SWANAGE BRICKWORKS, SWANAGE Geophysical Survey Report 2000/2001, Swanage Brickworks, Dorset AC archaeology Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 7pp, figs, tabs, refs The data from the survey was dominated by responses from a pipe, a presumed drain and associated upcast. Areas of magnetic noise coincided with brick and tile debris, which were believed to be associated with earlier buildings on the site. These may have be linked to a World War 1 encampment or trackway, known to have existed in the area.[au] Archaeological periods represented: MO, UD West Dorset 3/1318 (E.19.6530) SY 52009550 COLTON PITS, NETTLECOMBE Colton Pits, Nettlecombe, Somerset: Survey Report Riley, H Swindon : English Heritage, 2000, 13pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: English Heritage The survey established that the extraction pits may have dated from the medieval period. The survey combined with air photographic transcription, also recorded features concerned with the 19th and 20th 4
century working of the site. The site contained features which related to some of the earliest and some of the latest iron ore mining operations on the Brendon Hills.[Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: UD 3/1319 (E.19.6507) SY 69059020 DORCHESTER MARKET, FAIRFIELD ROAD, DORCHESTER Archaeological Observation and Recording of Geotechnical Trial Pits at Dorchester Market, Fairfield Road, Dorchester, Dorset (Doc. no. 0600/1/0) Mcmahon, P Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 13pp, figs, tabs, refs Observation and recording of seven geotechnical trial pits took place at the site of Dorchester Market. Trial Pit 2 contained one definite and two probable graves of the Romano-British period. The possible cemetery indicated by current work and previous observations was defined by the negative results from Trial Pits 5 & 6, areas of probable undisturbed deposit sequences. Within Trial Pit 3, a large ditch was revealed, Roman pottery, a ceramic roof tie and a box flue tile were recovered. Finds which may have indicated the presence of a Romano-British building somewhere in the vicinity, although no direct evidence was found for the structure previously observed beneath the site. Given the small area exposed within the trial pits, it was possible that further archaeological remains lay in-situ beneath the market site.[au(abr)] 3/1320 (E.19.6508) SY 60258596 MANOR FARM, PORTESHAM Archaeological Investigations at Manor Farm, Portesham, Dorset (Doc. no. 3400/1/0) Valentin, J Chicklade : AC archaeology, 2000, 77pp, colour pls, figs, tabs, refs, Previous evaluation of the site at Manor Farm identified evidence for archaeological activity across the site. The current work comprised open area excavation of the total footprint of each new house. Settlement and funerary activity dating from the Middle Bronze Age through to the present day were identified. Deposits included Iron Age storage pits, well-furnished 'Durotrigian' burials, a circular structure with stone foundation dating to the early Roman period and a cemetery area which may be late Romano-British or early Saxon. Cartographic and other documentary evidence indicated that Portesham may have been the site of a Saxon Minster.[Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: LNE, MBA, EIA, MIA, LIA, RO, EM, MD 3/1321 (E.19.6511) SY 36790910 NEW CEMETERY PHASE 1, POUNDBURY, DORCHESTER New Cemetery Phase 1, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset: Archaeological Watching Brief (48500) Dunkley, M Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2000, 9pp, figs, tabs, refs A single linear feature was identified during the watching brief and was almost certainly a component of the Bronze Age ditched field system recorded during earlier archaeological investigations. This date was consistent with the widespread system of Bronze Age fields supporting enclosed and unenclosed settlements located across the undulating downland to the west of Dorchester.[Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: BA 5