EDO5343 - Land Adjacent to Gillingham School, Gillingham; evaluation 2005

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8114 2649 (105m by 87m) (8 map features)
Map sheet ST82NW
Civil Parish Gillingham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

June 2005

Description

AC Archaeology conducted an archaeological trench evaluation on land adjacent to Gillingham School, Gillingham during June 2005. The site is located in the Newbury area of the town, which was considered to be a late 13th century suburban expansion of the town. The evaluation comprised the machine-excavation of ten trenches, totalling 177.5m in length, with each trench 1.5m wide. The work revealed extensive evidence for medieval activity, including a series of occupation layers that in some instances masked archaeological features. In other areas features were either sealed by colluvial layers or were visible when natural subsoil was exposed. Features recorded comprised the normal range associated with domestic settlement, including a probable hearth and other linear and discrete features. A significant quantity of pottery was recovered, which derives from many different production centres. The assemblage indicates that the main period of settlement is the 12th to 13th centuries, with a probability that earlier (10th to 11th century) and later (14th century) activity is also represented. Archaeological deposits were located in the southern two thirds of the site, with the remaining area to the north containing some modern disturbance with no archaeological deposits.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Robinson, S, and Valentin, J. 2005. A Proposed Development at Gillingham School, Gillingham, Dorset centred on NGR ST 8115 2652. Results of an archaeological evaluation..
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1495260.

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2020 11:53AM

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