EDO5228 - Southwest Quadrant, Bridport: geotechnical pit TP4

AC archaeology monitored the excavation of nine geotechnical trial trenches or testpits in the southwest part of Bridport in June 1997. The test pits were excavated by machine fitted with a toothed bucket, with the exception of TP3 and TP5, which were dug by hand. Test Pit TP4 was dug to a depth of 2.2m and revealed the deep modern infill of a former channel of the River Brit. At the eastern end of the trench a deposit of silt along the old river bank was exposed. The bottom of the fill layer, which included modern bottle glass, slate and bricks, was not reached elsewhere in the trench. (1)