SDO9508 - Report on Geophysical Survey: St Genevieve’s Convent

A fluxgate gradiometer survey was undertaken as part of an archaeological assessment being carried out by GSB at St Genevieve's Convent, Dorchester. The results of the gradiometer survey show large areas of magnetic disturbance due to the presence of access roads, buildings, and fences adjacent to the survey area. In addition, the courses of three service pipes were recorded that further complicated interpretation of the data. This interference will have masked weaker responses from archaeological features that may be present in the affected areas. Despite this, several archaeological type responses were detected, though it is possible that may have been produced by garden features.