Monument record MDO37377 - Undated curvilinear ditch 77008, Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme Evaluation Trench 77

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

A small undated ditch was identified in the central 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 233. It was about 0.5m wide and 0.15m deep with a flat bottom. 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Marsh, B and Biggs, M, 2012, Geophysical Survey Report Corfe Mullen to Salisbury WTS, 27 (Unpublished document).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M, 2013, Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Transfer Scheme, Wessex Water, Dorset and Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation, 14 (Unpublished document).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 77008 (Fig. 43, Section 18) lay towards the centre of the trench and its location corresponded to a linear geophysical anomaly. It contained a single fill 77009 from which no artefactual material was recovered.

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Jan 4 2016 5:36PM