SDO14655 - Proposed development at 8, The Square, Wimborne, Dorset. Results of archaeological trial pit evaluation.

‘An archaeological evaluation consisting of two hand-excavated trial pits, was undertaken by AC archaeology at the rear of no. 8, The Square, Wimborne Minster, in April 2011. The work was undertaken in support of a planning application for the proposed demolition of an existing outbuilding and construction of a new office. The site lies to the rear of properties that occupy the former medieval street frontage and in a zone shown by previous excavations to have the potential to contain significant heritage assets. The trial pits revealed a deep post-medieval soil deposit, up to 1.1m thick above the natural gravel subsoil A small quantity of 19th century artefacts was recovered.’