Adminston Farm, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a parcel of land located at Adminston Farm, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset.

Six trial trenches, each measuring 30 m in length and 1.8 m wide, were excavated. The evaluation in corroboration with the previously undertaken geophysical survey has demonstrated that there is a low potential for the presence of archaeological remains within the site.

One of the trenches contained archaeological features and deposits. Two parallel linear features were recorded, and a small quantities of worked flint and clay pipe were recovered from the topsoil layers.

The worked flint indicates a general background of prehistoric activity tentatively dating to the Later Neolithic or Bronze Age within the site, and larger assemblages of worked flint dating to these period
have previously been recovered from several sites in and around Puddletown.