Land east of Selborne Road, Alton, Hampshire - Post-excavation Assessment

Wessex Archaeology

This report records the results of an archaeological excavation and watching brief. The excavation identified the remains of a circular post-built structure, probably a roundhouse, with associated pits and postholes. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from several of the features, along with small amounts of animal bone, fired clay, worked flint and charred plant remains.

The watching brief observed a group of modern (likely mid-20th century) sub-rectangular, flat-bottomed pits that were probably the remains of shallow building foundations, similar to those recorded in this location during an earlier evaluation. Whilst it remains possible that the structures were associated with military activity during the second world war, as was suggested during the evaluation, subsequent investigation produced no evidence to support or refute the hypothesis. The remains of the structures appear to be of limited significance and have no obvious potential for further analysis.