SDO16355 - Land off Broadwindsor Road, Beaminster, Dorset. Results of an archaeological trench evaluation.

‘An archaeological evaluation of land off Broadwindsor Road, Beaminster, Dorset, was carried out by AC archaeology Ltd. during September 2018. The evaluation was undertaken in support of an outline planning permission for the construction of up to 100 houses with associated infrastructure. The evaluation followed a previous geophysical survey and was agreed in advance with the Dorset County Council Senior Archaeologist. The evaluation trenches were located by GPS to target a series of geophysical anomalies and areas of magnetic disturbance. The results of the evaluation confirmed the presence of a range of subsoil archaeological features, including discrete pit-like features, spreads, linear ditches and gullies. Some archaeological deposits recorded can be dated to the Iron Age and concentrate in the southwest portion of the site, in Trench 7 and Trench 8. Elsewhere, additional linear features noted in Trench 1 and Trench 3 are considered to be of post-medieval date.’