Land at Hudson's Field, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report

Wessex Archaeology

Nine features were revealed and excavated during the course of the Watching Brief. A single pit was recorded at the north-eastern end of the access road strip and a further pit and three postholes were recorded at the south-western extremity of the car park strip. The north-eastern pit contained large amounts of burnt flint, the other to the south-west contained struck flint and two sherds of late prehistoric pottery. One of the three postholes contained struck flint. Four further possible postholes/pits were excavated and recorded but were interpreted as root hollows or geological features rather than of archaeological origin.

The results of the Watching Brief have confirmed the findings of the geophysical survey indicating that the Site lies on the periphery of the Roman and prehistoric settlement of Old Sarum.