SDO21414 - Archaeological Evaluation. Land South East of Lodden Lakes, Gillingham, Dorset

‘In 2021 and 2022 Cotswold Archaeology undertook two phases of archaeological evaluation of Land Southeast of Lodden Lakes Gillingham, Dorset. Phase 1 (AN0333) comprised the excavation of 13 trenches, an additional 5 trenches were excavated in Phase 2 (AN0616). A total of 18 trenches were excavated. Trenches 1-5, 12-15 and 17-18 were archaeologically sterile; artefacts (dating to the medieval and post-medieval periods) were recovered from an alluvial deposit (604) in Trench 6, but it is thought these are likely to be residual in nature. Archaeological features consisting of ditches (Trenches 7-11), and a burnt flint deposit (Trench 7) were recorded in plan but were not excavated due to localised flooding caused by adverse weather conditions. Trench 16 contained a field boundary ditch which corresponded to the geophysical survey and 19th century mapping.’