Monument record MDO18165 - Proposed new Damers First School site, Prehistoric ditch F905

A single ditch aligned roughly E-W found during the evaluation of a proposed new site for Damers First School to the west of Poundbury Cemetery, undertaken by AC archaeology in 2005. No dating evidence was recovered but the ditch is similar to other ditches found in this area, which form part of an extensive Bronze Age field system.

Found during the evaluation of a proposed new site for Damers First School to the west of Poundbury Cemetery, undertaken by AC archaeology in 2005. (1)

Part of a single ditch aligned approximately E-W was exposed running across Trench 9 [Feature F905] for a distance of 1.7m. It was 1.2m wide and 0.55m deep with steeply sloping sides and slightly rounded base. It was filled with a single dark brown soil fill which produced a small quantity of worked flint.

The line of this ditch was picked up during a geophysical survey undertaken in advance of the evaluation (2).

No secure dating evidence was recovered, but it is likely that this ditch formed part of the extensive Bronze Age ditched field system previously found during fieldwork in the areas adjacent to the site and visible on aerial photographs.

<1> Robinson, S, 2005, Damers First School – Archaeological Investigations at Existing Site and at Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset: Results of Archaeological Trench Investigations (Unpublished document). SDO9483.

<2> Context One, 2005, Land to the rear of Damers First School, Damers Road and land to the west of Poundbury Cemetery, Dorchester, Dorset: An archaeological Geophysical Survey (Unpublished document). SDO9488.

Record last edited

Jun 12 2006 3:18AM