EDO5829 - Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme Evaluation Trench 6
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9337 0155 (27m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SW |
| Civil Parish | Sturminster Marshall; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Cotswold Archaeology
Date
2012
Description
Cotswold Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation of the route of the proposed Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme between July and December 2012. A total of 47 trenches were excavated in Dorset.
Trench 6 was located to the north of the Dorchester to Badbury Rings Roman road in the Stour floodplain. It measured 30 m by 1.8m and was positioned to evaluate geophysical anomaly 324. No trace of this anomaly was identified within the trench. [1] [2]
The record for this event has been created with support from Wessex Water.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO14094 Unpublished document: Havard, T and Nicholl, M. 2013. Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Transfer Scheme, Wessex Water, Dorset and Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Report 12376. 9.
- <2> SDO14089 Unpublished document: Marsh, B and Biggs, M. 2012. Geophysical Survey Report Corfe Mullen to Salisbury WTS.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO5823 Corfe Mullen to Salisbury Water Transfer Scheme Evaluation (Ref: CMF 12)
Record last edited
Apr 14 2021 4:30PM