The Grange, 40 High Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording

Wessex Archaeology

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake archaeological monitoring and recording of all ground works associated with the ground works associated with the construction of a new single storey dwelling and new services undertaken at land at The Grange, 40 High Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5AQ.

The works monitored included the excavation of a standard beam foundation for the footing of the new building, the excavation of a utility trench between the new property and the High Street to connect to mains water and electricity and the excavation of a soakaway for rainwater. The proposed area for car park was already at the level required and no excavation was required.

No archaeological features or deposits were identified, and no artefacts were recovered during the course of the works. In all the excavation areas, the natural geology was encountered at the base of excavations. The presence of a subsoil above the natural geology suggests that the site had not been significantly truncated by modern activity. This means that there is a good potential for archaeology to survive, despite none having been observed in the albeit limited impacts created during the groundworks.