| Abstract: |
The fieldwork comprised the excavation of 18 trenches, all 50m long by 2m wide,
with the exception of Trenches 16 and 20 that were 30m and 20m long respectively,
in the locations shown on the attached plan. Trenches 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16,
17 and 19 were all relocated from those proposed in the WSI to avoid overhead
power cables. In addition, Trench 16 was split in to two to form Trenches 16 and 20,
located either side of the power cable, with the approval of Rachel Foster. Trenches
1 and 2 were excavated as part of the Phase 1 evaluation of the site and are
reported separately (CA 2015b). Trenches were set out on OS National Grid (NGR)
co-ordinates using Leica GPS and surveyed in accordance with CA Technical
Manual 4 Survey Manual. A second phase of archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in
February 2016 at land next to Westbury Sailing Lake, Station Road, Westbury, Wiltshire.
Eighteen trenches were excavated.
Two undated ditches and a pit were identified in the western part of the site, along with a
later, but undated, north-west/south-east orientated field boundary ditch and associated
series of furrows. A possible 19th or 20th-century drain was identified in the central area of
the site. No artefacts pre-dating the 19th-century were identified, and none recovered, during
the course of the evaluation. |
