SDO12580 - An archaeological evaluation of the proposed village hall site at Church Mead, Toller Porcorum, Dorset

Following a desk-based assessment of this site, which has been the subject of several seasons of archaeological survey and excavations by Bournemouth University in the 1990s, a field evaluation was commissioned to further assess specific areas of archaeological potential within the site. Seven evaluation trenches were machine- and hand-dug, and revealed further sub-surface evidence for Medieval and Romano-British deposits. This includes evidence for the date and development of the major lynchet on the site, structural remains relating to a probable house and boundary walls in Church Mead and buried soil horizons of Romano-British date. This new data, along with the earlier results can now assist in clarifying the issues in the proposed development of the site and will assist in defining any future mitigation measures.