SDO21094 - The Priory, 10 Church Lane, Shaftesbury Dorset: Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief/Excavation

‘An archaeological watching brief and excavation, in advance of the erection of a new conservatory, was undertaken during March 2018 following the demolition of an existing structure at the Priory, Church Lane, Shaftesbury. The monitoring was undertaken as a condition of a Scheduled Monument Consent issued by Historic England (ref: S00164899). The Priory and its garden lie within the Shaftesbury Abbey Scheduled Monument area (Monument No:10027672). The Priory is also a Grade II listed building and the watching brief was also undertaken as a condition of a Listed Building Consent (2/2018/0076/VALBC) granted by North Dorset District Council. Evidence for human inhumations was recorded from within the foundation trenches and these are likely to relate to the nearby Abbey Church; such evidence is the first to confirm the use of land to the east of the chancel for burial ground and assists in an understanding of the medieval topography of the Abbey Church and its grounds.’