Monument record MDO21890 - 58 Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum; post medieval pit cluster

Evidence for post medieval activity in the form of a cluster of pits was excavated during an archaeological evaluation on land to the rear of 58 Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum during 2000.

Evidence for post-medieval activity was excavated during an archaeological evaluation of land to the rear of 58 Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum. The evaluation comprised seven machine dug trenches was carried out in early January 2000 in an area of undeveloped land close to the medieval centre of Blandford.

The results of this suggest evidence for relatively recent archaeology in the form of a cluster of Post Medieval rubbish pits. These were uncovered in the south east of the site, the area considered to be of highest archaeological potential. In addition to this, a Post Medieval 'soakaway' was uncovered in the north west of the site, again of a similar date. [1]

<1> Hudson, A, 2000, An Archaeological Evaluation at 58 Salisbury Street, Blandford, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO11372.

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Jun 5 2009 11:38AM