EDO4245 - Fordington Farm Evaluation Trench E

The Duchy of Cornwall commissioned Wessex Archaeology to conduct an archaeological evaluation of land to the south and west of Fordington Farm , prior to the sale of the land for development. The work took place between May and October 1986. The area of a proposed new sports field was subject to geophysical survey, earthwork survey, testpitting and evaluation excavation. The remains of a Bronze Age round barrow of three identified phases was identified together with a number of possible Roman features and medieval field earthworks. Trench E was located south of Fordington Farm, parallel to Trench D and perpendicular to Trench C. It was aligned N-S and cut by machine down to bedrock. No certain or even probable archaeological features were recorded, although a trench cut for a water pipe was clearly visible as well as layers for the make up of a tennis court exisiting within living memory.