Monument record MDO19808 - Melrose, Hound Street, Sherborne; medieval ditch

Evidence for a medieval ditch was recovered during an archaeological evaluation at Melrose, 43 Hound Street in 2001. ditch [85] was aligned approximately NE-SW, contained 12th-13th century pottery and probably represents a boundary perpendicular to Hound Street.

Oxford Archaeology conducted an archaeological evaluation at Melrose, 43 Hound Street, Sherborne during 2003 in advance of proposals to extend and refurbish the property. The evaluation consisted of the excavation of ten exploratory geotechnical test pits in the garden of the 17th century house, and one within the building itself.

A medieval possible boundary ditch was revealed in Test Pit 8. It was aligned approximately NE-SW, measured 0.5m deep by 1.2m wide and contained 12th-13th century pottery in its fill. This was sealed beneath a 17th century soil layer probably formed when the 17th century garden was laid out. The ditch was cut into the bedrock and probably represents a boundary running perpendicular to Hound Street [1].

<1> Simmonds, A, 2001, Melrose, Hound Street, Sherborne, Dorset. Archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SDO10415.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 2011, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2010, 155 (Serial). SDO14017.

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