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following an application to build an extension. It 

 was found to overlie ridge and furrow, and pottery 

 and building material indicate that it is of late 19th 

 century date. 



South Newton 



Camphill Reservoir (SU 1102 3365); Prehistoric 

 An archaeological watching brief undertaken by AC 

 archaeology observed the construction of a new 

 access road at Camphill reservoir north of Salisbury. 

 No archaeological features were encountered due 

 to the shallow ground- workings. Small quantities 

 of burnt flint were noted on and around the present 

 development but no other pre-modern finds were 

 present. 



Steeple Langford 



'Blagdon', Hanging Langford (SU 0340 3709); 

 Medieval 



An archaeological watching brief was carried out 

 by AC archaeology during foundation trench 

 excavations for a new house and associated garage 

 at the site of 'Blagdon', Hanging Langford. 

 Inspection revealed the site to have been heavily 

 terraced. However excavations did reveal the 

 truncated remains of one sub-circular feature which 

 yielded six 14th century sherds. The feature was 

 not bottomed and was tentatively interpreted as a 

 well. No other archaeological features or deposits 

 were uncovered by the trenching. 



Swindon 



Abbeymeads (SU 14478960); Roman, Anglo- 

 Saxon and Medieval 



Between September and October 2000 CAT carried 

 out an evaluation consisting of 31 trenches at 

 Abbeymeads, Groundwell West. Several trenches 

 contained features, later investigated by open-area 

 excavation, which proved to be of geological or 

 natural origin. However, a trackway of possible 

 Romano-British date was also found, the alignment 

 of which suggests that it may connect the site of a 

 known Romano-British complex to the south of 

 the site with Ermin Street to the north-east. 



During the Anglo-Saxon period part of the site 

 was used for burial. At least four (and possibly six) 

 graves were identified, with four different 

 alignments. One of the graves contained a pin, a 



small mount inset with a gemstone, and a lace tag. 

 Medieval quarries were also identified. 



Kingsdown Crematorium (SU 1740 8905); 

 Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, 

 Romano-British, Medieval and Post-Medieval 

 Archaeological field walking was undertaken by 

 Bernard Phillips following an application to extend 

 an existing burial ground. Prehistoric occupation 

 is evidenced by Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, 

 Neolithic and Bronze Age flintworking waste, flint 

 tools, including arrowheads, scrapers and knives, 

 and a few pottery sherds. Later activity is 

 demonstrated by Romano-British, medieval and 

 post-medieval sherds. 



Tidworth 



Tidworth Garrison Golf Club (SU 221 476); Post- 

 Medieval 



An archaeological watching brief was undertaken 

 by Wessex Archaeology during topsoil stripping at 

 Tidworth Garrison Golf Club in advance of the 

 construction of a new car park. The stripped area 

 of 1 920m 2 , revealed a slot containing brick and post- 

 medieval pottery, which was cut into a surface of 

 unbedded chalk bedrock with frequent patches of 

 silty clay loam. It is likely that these are the natural 

 product of the solution of the chalk, or may result 

 from the removal of trees and scrub. 



Tisbury 



Old Wardour Castle (ST 938 263); Undated 

 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by English 

 Heritage, South West Region, to undertake an 

 archaeological watching brief at Old Wardour 

 Castle. The watching brief was required as a 

 condition of Scheduled Monument consent for the 

 construction of a new temporary shop to replace 

 the old ticket office. The new temporary shop lies 

 to the north of the ruins within the bailey, close to 

 the curtain wall. The hand-excavation of six small 

 square foundation pad trenches and one larger 

 service trench, the machine-excavation of another 

 larger trench and ground disturbance caused by 

 vegetation clearance, were observed. 



Mixed topsoil and overburden was found to 

 overlay a sandy silty clay deposit in most of the 

 trenches. This deposit appears to have been 

 introduced to raise the ground level in the bailey. 

 An undated, possible linear, feature was observed 



