EDO3753 - Wollaston Field, Dorchester; excavation 1987

Four trial pits, 2m square, were excavated by Wessex Archaeology in late January 1987 at the positions of structural piles for a proposed Day Care Centre development. Excavation was accompanied by a watching brief on service trenches. The evaluation comprised the excavation of four testpits, of which three were within the scheduled area of the Roman Bath complex (SM Dorset 798). Trench A, adjacent to Icen Way in the NE corner of the site revealed post-medieval deposits and structures. Trench B revealed a tesselated floor, probably belonging to the Roman Bath House, beneath rubble deposits and soil buildup. Trench C at the eastern end of the site revealed remains of a Roman wall. Trench D revealed part of a Roman street. All the Roman features and deposits were sealed beneath a very thick layer of post-Roman soils.