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1 8th-century midden deposit (including a residual 

 late 16th-century jetton) was also recorded. A 

 substantial wall of probable 18th-century date 

 cannot be related to any known structure; no 

 indications of any floors or surfaces were found, 

 and it is possible that the wall is part of a formal 

 walled garden extending beyond the surveyed area. 



The 'Hospice', Ansty Manor (ST 967 264); 

 Medieval 



Five hand-dug trial pits were excavated by AC 

 archaeology within the 'Hospice', a Scheduled 

 Ancient Monument adjacent to Ansty Manor. The 

 investigations were commissioned primarily to allow 

 the structural engineer and architect to observe the 

 extent and conditions of the foundations in advance 

 of the proposed consolidation and re-roofing of the 

 entire building. The investigations provide evidence 

 for the nature and construction of the principal 

 walls, and for the presence of earlier floor surfaces. 

 The limited extent of the investigations and a lack 

 of datable artefacts from the investigations limit 

 specific conclusions about the full chronological 

 sequence of the building's development. 



Avebury 



High Street (SU 0980 6980); 19th Century/ 



Undated 



Cotswold Archaeological Trust (CAT) undertook 



a watching brief during groundworks associated 



with the laying of a telecom cable. Two 1 9th century 



or later dumped deposits were identified along with 



two undated pits or linear features. 



Avebury World Heritage Site 



South Street, Avebury Trusloe (SU 0946 6954); 



Medieval and Post-Medieval 



Following a geophysical survey of the site, an 



evaluation undertaken by CAT identified a probable 



medieval ditch with subsequent re-cuts, as well as 



a number of undated shallow pits and plough 



furrows. 



Bratton 



10 Court Lane; Medieval and Post-MedievalAn 

 application to erect a building resulted in the cutting 

 by Bernard Phillips of two archaeological evaluation 

 pits. These revealed a stone surface and garden 

 cultivation layers that attest to activity from the 1 6th/ 



1 7th to the 1 9th centuries, and three residual sherds 

 of late medieval pottery. 



Broad Town 



Various; Late Iron Age, Roman, Medieval, Post- 

 Medieval and Undated 



Two areas (centring on SU 0920 7790 & SU 0890 

 7775) of the parish were surveyed by students from 

 Swindon College, revealing archaeology of medieval 

 date. Two watching briefs were carried out by 

 B.T.A.P. members.The first (at SU 0915 7795) was 

 over an area of 72m 2 . A number of features were 

 noted, all dated by ceramic evidence to the post- 

 medieval period. The second (at SU 0895 7760) 

 revealed an undated ditch. Five hectares of 

 fieldwalking centred on SU 0840 8830 produced a 

 large spread of Late Iron Age - mid-Roman 

 ceramics, along with fragments of quern stones and 

 spindle whorls. The condition of the finds suggests 

 this is a manuring spread. One excavation was 

 carried out during 2000 by B.T.A.P. members at 

 SU 0955 7765. The site contained the partially 

 exposed remains of a human burial which had been 

 located by walkers. The individual was male, aged 

 between 35-45, and 1 .70m tall. He was buried in a 

 shallow grave (0.25m deep), supine with head to 

 the south-west. Dating evidence was unfortunately 

 inconclusive. However, the position of the grave is 

 of interest, being located on a crossroads of at least 

 medieval date. All work was directed by Bob Clarke. 



Calne 



North side of Calne; Iron Age 

 Recently there has been extensive development for 

 housing on the north side of Calne. During 

 preparatory works for the provision of services on 

 one of the estates in June 2000, a sharp-eyed 

 foreman ("I watch Time Team with my daughter") 

 spotted a pot emerging from an area of dark soil. 

 The County Archaeologist was informed and Tim 

 Robey began the planning, recording and 

 excavation of the site before handing over to Gill 

 Swanton. At the time, only a few days were allocated 

 for excavation by the developers, Beazer Homes. 

 However, as the importance of the site emerged 

 this was generously increased, and excavation on 

 the site eventually took place over four weeks. 



The bulk of the archaeological evidence 

 consisted of pits of varying size and shape containing 

 Iron Age material covering a wide date range 



