SDO14932 - Sewer Replacement, Yetminster, Dorset. An Archaeological Watching Brief.

Observations and recording by Context One Archaeological Services Ltd (COAS) during groundworks for a sewer replacement at Yetminster, Dorset (NGR ST 59724 11006 to ST 59223 11299 via ST 59217 11144), over seven days between the 17th of May and the 6th of June 2006. Monitoring of development excavations revealed only one archaeological feature comprising a possible postmedieval/modern collapsed field drain located in the compound area at Folly Farm. An area of presumed medieval ridge and furrow orientated north-east to south-west was observed as a slight earthwork towards the centre of the scheme, just outside the northern boundary of some possible medieval burgage plots/fields fronting the High Street. A small assemblage of 18 artefacts was recovered from the residual topsoil/ploughsoil left by the creation of the easement. This consisted of two ?prehistoric struck flints and 16 pottery sherds spanning the medieval, postmedieval and modern periods. Trenching for the pipeline revealed a simple sequence of topsoil/ploughsoil, overlying natural alluvial sediments.