SDO14644 - Pound Lane Car Park, Wareham, Dorset. Results of an archaeological evaluation.

‘An archaeological evaluation, consisting of the excavation of four trial trenches and one trial pit, was undertaken by AC archaeology Ltd, in and adjacent to the former council yard at Pound Lane, Wareham, in November 2011. The work was undertaken to assess the archaeological potential of the site prior to any future development. The site is believed to lie within the former outer bailey of Wareham Castle. The trenches revealed a significant slope down to the north in the natural geology, overlain by a subsoil deposit, comprising black humic sand up to 2.2m thick, above the natural sandy clay subsoil. This is a post-medieval soil accumulation widely recorded across the town. In Trench 5, at the west end of the site, one subsoil feature contained 15th/16th century pottery and cut through two earlier linear features. One undated subsoil feature was located in Trench 1. Other near surface deposits comprised brick footings of former cottages along the West Street frontage, shown to have existed on OS maps of 1888. Several modern services were located.’