Monument record MDO37373 - Undated linear ditch 77005, Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme Evaluation Trench 77

A small undated linear ditch oriented NE-SW was found in evaluation trench 77 of the Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme route. It corresponded to a linear geophysical anomaly. The record for this monument has been created with support from Wessex Water.

A small undated ditch was identified in the south eastern part of evaluation trench 77 of the archaeological evaluation of the Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme route. This ditch was oriented roughly NE-SW and corresponded to geophysical anomaly 234. It was about 1m wide and 0.3m deep with an irregular narrow-based profile with three identified fills. No artefactual evidence was recovered. [1] [2]

The record for this monument has been created with support from Wessex Water.

Marsh, B and Biggs, M, 2012, Geophysical Survey Report Corfe Mullen to Salisbury WTS, 27 (Unpublished document). SDO14089.

<1> Havard, T and Nicholl, M, 2013, Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Transfer Scheme, Wessex Water, Dorset and Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation, 14 (Unpublished document). SDO14094.

Ditch 77005 (Fig. 9, Section 17) lay at the south-eastern extent of Trench 77 and its location corresponded to a linear geophysical anomaly. It contained three fills primary fill 77004, secondary fill 77003 and final 77002 from which no artefactual material was recovered.

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Jan 4 2016 5:37PM