EDO5072 - The Vines, Long Street, Sherborne; evaluation 1991

AC Archaeology conducted an archaeological evaluation at The Vines, Long Street during 1991 in advance of the determination of a planning application for the construction of the property 'Fortunes Fold'. The work initially comprised the hand excavation of four 1m square test pits in order to determine the depth of the subsoil and any archaeological deposits. Two trenches were then excavated by machine parallel to the Long Street frontage, one as close as possible to the frontage and the other 8m to the rear, located within existing flower beds so as not to damage formal lawns or paths. The two trenches revealed some evidence for medieval activity, including gullies/ditches that may predate sub-urban expansion along the line of Long Street and may represent field boundaries or drains. An isolated pit was excavated but its function is difficult to ascertain in the absence of associated features. the lack of medieval artefacts within the overlying deposits suggests that there was not intensive occupation within the proposed development area.