SDO13962 - An Archaeological Evaluation of a Proposed Development of Land Near Chafey's Lake, Chickerell, Weymouth

An archaeological field evaluation of land near Chafeys Lake, Weymouth, was carried out by AC archaeology during July 1999. The evaluation comprised the machine-excavation of nine trenches, amounting to a 2% sample of this 3 hectare site. Only one subsoil feature may be of archaeological origin, in Trench 7, but the sinuous nature of the feature does not allow any functional assessment. Small quantities of prehistoric finds were recovered from topsoil and upper subsoil contexts, but do not provide evidence for any intense occupation of the area. The proposed development of the site is unlikely to affect any significant archaeological remains.