EDO5542 - Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne

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Location

Grid reference
Map sheet
Civil Parish	Sherborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EVALUATION

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

2009

Description

Archaeological Investigations Ltd carried out an evaluation in the grounds of Sherborne School of Girls. Six trenches were excavated measuring 10m by 2m. these were located on possible features identified in a previous geophysical survey using a Triple R6 RTK Gps. Turf was removed by hand and initial excavation undertaken using a tracked mini digger with a 1.4m wide toothless grading bucket. Based on the results of this evaluation, there appears not to be any remains of archaeological significance within the proposal area.

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1565956.
<1> SDO12307 Unpublished document: Mayes, S R. 2009. Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne, Dorset. Archaeological Evaluation.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Record last edited

Mar 12 2020 11:11AM

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