SDO17199 - Proposed New Reservoir at Gould's Hill, Winterborne St Martin, Dorset: Results of Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching

‘An archaeological evaluation by trial trenching was undertaken in September 2007 on the site of the proposed new Gould’s Hill Reservoir. A number of magnetic anomalies of potential archaeological origin had been identified by geophysical survey and were targeted for investigation, along with a number of control trenches in ‘blank’ magnetic areas. The results revealed that most features were either of natural periglacial origin or resulted from modern disturbance, possibly associated with the construction of the telecommunications facility. A large subsoil feature to the east, in Trenches 10/11, may be of archaeological origin, but could be a natural hollow that was being infilled during eh prehistoric period. Overall seems to be a low potential for significant archaeological remains in the proposed development area associated with the known prehistoric barrows.’