SDO218 - Empool to Chalbury Main. Archaeological Watching Brief

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during the construction, by Wessex Water, of the Empool to Chalbury water main (2.57km, SY 72098416 to SY 69898355) in south-east Dorset, between June and August 1991. Archaeological features and finds, probably associated with a known Iron Age and Romano-British site, were located to the north of Sutton Poyntz Waterworks (SY 70678393). A previously unrecorded site, probably late Iron Age or Romano-British in date, was also located on the lower slopes of White Horse Hill 9SY 72138412). A number of undated subsoil features were recorded along the length of the pipeline. All sites were identified during trenching.