SDO14438 - Geophysical Survey of Sites at Ridgeway Infiltration Basin & Littlemoor Road on the Proposed Route of the Weymouth Relief Road

‘Very little of clear archaeological significance has been detected across the majority of the survey areas. The one possible exception is Area 3, where strong ferrous anomalies may not be modern (as is usually assumed) but, in fact, related to former metal working; possible slag deposits were seen on the surface during data collection. That said, this area is shown as a ‘Rifle Range’ on 1889/1890 OS mapping and this may account for some of the responses. A linear anomaly in Area 6 may be a former field boundary although there is no map evidence to corroborate this. The remaining areas are characterised by responses from the surrounding fences, small-scale ferrous debris, and weak trends.’