SDO10419 - Sherborne, New Road; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

‘A watching brief was maintained by Terrain Archaeology during the construction of a new water main running across the River Yeo floodplain, adjacent to New Road, Sherborne in October 2002.’ A thin band of charcoal-rich soil containing human bone and a clay pipe was recorded at ST644441640. This may be associated with a linear earthwork running across the floodplain to the west of the site. The human bones were not in situ but may be related to one of the sieges of Sherborne Castle during the civil war.