SDO10361 - Further archaeological evaluation of land adjacent to the former Foster’s School, Tinney’s Lane, Sherborne, Dorset

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Type Unpublished document
Title Further archaeological evaluation of land adjacent to the former Foster’s School, Tinney’s Lane, Sherborne, Dorset
Author/Originator
Date/Year 1995
AC archaeology 1895/2/0

Abstract/Summary

AC Archaeology conducted a second stage of trench evaluation, during 1995, at the former Foster’s School playing field sit,e in an attempt to clarify the extent and density of Neolithic and Middle Bronze Age deposits identified previously. The work comprised the excavation of three trenches, none of which revealed Neolithic or Bronze Age deposits. The only subsoil features identified were considered to be modern. Artefacts of medieval to modern date were recovered from the topsoil and subsoil. The absence of prehistoric features within this additional area has helped to clarify their likely extent.

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Description

Unpublished AC Archaeology client report for the Building Standards Division, Dorset County Council, dated August 1995. Contains trench location plan.

Location

Referenced Monuments (9)

  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Middle Bronze Age Activity (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Middle-Late Bronze Age pottery production in Area 2 (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Middle-Late Bronze Age pottery production in Area 3 (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Middle-Late Bronze Age settlement in Area 2 (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Middle-Late Bronze Age settlement in Area 3 (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Neolithic settlement site (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; possible middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; post-medieval field boundaries (Monument)
  • Fosters School, Tinney's Lane, Sherborne; Ridge and Furrow (Monument)

Referenced Events (4)

  • Former Fosters School site, Tinneys Lane, Sherborne; evaluation trench A (Stage 2)
  • Former Fosters School site, Tinneys Lane, Sherborne; evaluation trench B (Stage 2)
  • Former Fosters School site, Tinneys Lane, Sherborne; evaluation trench C (Stage 2)
  • Former Fosters School site, Tinneys Lane, Sherborne; archaeological evaluation (Stage 2)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2020 11:10AM