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site was occupied by a small ditched enclosure that 

 is likely to have formed part of an extensive system 

 of Celtic fields. The other ditches are also likely to 

 be of Roman date, but they did not form part of 

 this regular and extensive system, which suggest 

 that they may be either of a different date or had a 

 different function. 



Park Farm (SU 143 41 7); Modern 

 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken 

 by AC archaeology at Park Farm, West Amesbury. 

 The stripping of topsoil was monitored within the 

 area designated for a new agricultural building on 

 the edge of the track to the rear of Park Farm 

 Cottages. No archaeological deposits or pre- 

 modern finds were present. 



at nearby Butterfield Down. A large, isolated ditch 

 terminal recorded within Trench 7 displayed a recut, 

 the upper fill of which yielded Early Bronze Age 

 pottery and flint-working debris, possibly indicating 

 in situ knapping activity. 



Within both Areas, extensive colluvial deposits 

 were recorded in those trenches traversing the 

 coombe bases. These were subject to limited 

 investigation by hand-dug sondages, which proved 

 them to be shallow in nature, lying directly above 

 natural chalk deposits. The colluvium was removed 

 by machine from two trenches in Area lb to 

 determine the presence of underlying archaeological 

 deposits - none were found, although a small 

 quantity of worked flint was recovered from the 

 surface of one of these horizons. 



Proposed Amesbury Business Park, Folly Bottom 

 (SU170 422 (Area la)andSUl 70 420 (Area 1 b)); 

 Prehistoric and Romano-British 

 The archaeological evaluation of Area 1 of the 

 proposed Amesbury Business Park was conducted 

 by AC archaeology during June 2000. Eleven trial 

 trenches were excavated by machine in two areas 

 situated to the north (Area la) and south (Area 

 lb) of the A303. A total area of 1972m- was 

 evaluated, comprising a c. 1 % sample of the two 

 fields. The site lies within an area rich in 

 archaeological remains, although no positively 

 identified archaeological sites lie within the 

 boundaries of the current work. Area lb, as part of 

 a larger parcel of land allocated for development, 

 has been the subject of previous phases of 

 archaeological investigation. A combination of 

 hand-dug trial pits, an auger transect, fieldwalking, 

 and archaeological monitoring of geotechnical trial 

 pits, had indicated the presence of low density 

 prehistoric flint scatters and colluvial deposits 

 within the base of the dry coombe running NW- 

 SE across the site. 



The present work identified a low level of sub- 

 surface archaeological deposits surviving within 

 Area 1. Within Area la two truncated negative 

 lynchets and two possible scoops lay in a cluster 

 towards the centre of the field. Three sherds of 

 Romano-British pottery and a small quantity of 

 worked flint were recovered from these. 



Within Area lb more archaeological deposits 

 were present. A number of small, undated linear 

 gullies and a parallel ditch and gully were dispersed 

 across the field. These may be remnants of a former 

 field system, possibly associated with the known 

 Iron Age and Romano-British farming settlement 



Proposed Amesbury Business Park (SU 1 74 419); 



Modern 



A number of geological test pits were monitored 



by AC archaeology in February 2000 prior to the 



commencement of development at Amesbury 



Business Park. No archaeological features, deposits 



or individual finds were revealed during this work. 



'The Ramblers', Stonehenge Road (SU 146 415); 

 Modern 



An archaeological field evaluation was carried out 

 on the site of a proposed new dwelling at 'The 

 Ramblers', Stonehenge Road, by AC archaeology. 

 The site lies within the southern ramparts of 

 Vespasian's Camp hillfort on the west side of 

 Amesbury. The evaluation comprised the machine- 

 excavation of a single trench on the line of a 

 proposed footing trench for the new dwelling. The 

 trench proved negative, with no subsoil features or 

 deposits of potential archaeological interest present. 

 No pre-modern finds were recovered from spoil 

 heaps. 



Ansty 



Ansty Manor (ST 9558 2632); Medieval and Post- 

 Medieval 



An archaeological watching brief was carried out 

 by AC archaeology during the stripping of the site 

 for the construction of an underground swimming 

 pool to the west of Ansty Manor. Finds included 

 1 3th-century pottery and a single Romano-British 

 sherd from a buried soil in the vicinity of the Manor 

 House. This may be derived from some local 

 occupation, or perhaps from agricultural activity 

 upslope from the site during this earlier period. An 



