SDO15369 - Aldi Site, Park Farm, Gillingham, Dorset. Archaeological Watching Brief

Observations and recording by Cotswold Archaeology during groundwork associated with a geotechnical investigation (ground evaluation pits) prior to the submission of a planning application for the construction of a new Aldi store. Eleven geotechnical test pits were observed. The pale of a deer park crossed the site; no evidence of this was observed, but the location of the pits may not have coincided with the pale. The ground surface across the whole site was exceptionally uneven, owing to dumped modern material. An in-filled pond containing organic material and 20th-century material was recorded near the centre of the site, and two undated sandstone walls to the centre/east of the site. No other features or deposits of archaeological interest were observed during the groundwork, and no finds earlier than modern were seen.