EDO5228 - Southwest Quadrant, Bridport: geotechnical pit TP4

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 46428 92537 (9m by 5m)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Bridport; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

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)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Article in serial: Cotton, J. 1998. Bridport, South-West Quadrant. 120. 116.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Cox, P, Chandler, J, and Cotton, J. 1997. The Proposed Redevelopment of the Southwest Quadrant, Bridport: Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment.

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2020 11:11AM

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