Site Event/Activity record EEM14780 - 2008: WB - Burrow Farm

Technique(s)

Organisation

South West Archaeology

Date

May 2008

Description

An archaeological evaluation undertaken at Burrow Farm, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset prior to alterations to the walled garden and the construction of a sand menage. A total of nine trenches each measuring 5 x 2 m, was stripped of topsoil by machine. No archaeological features were observed in four trenches. Trenches 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 all contained archaeological deposits; it was decided that, following basic recording, the features visible in trenches 4, 8 and 9 required no further evaluation work as the proposed development of the site would not disturb or disrupt them. Trench 1 included the possible footings of a wall, with pottery suggesting a terminus post quem of c. 18th Century date. Trench 2 also contained possible wall footings but no dating evidence was recovered. This may be a continuation of the wall in Trench 1. A linear feature in Trench 4 was not excavated as development was not expected to disturb it. It may have represented a field drain or possibly the footings of a wooden building. Trench 8 contained three linear features that contained no dateable artefacts. They may have been trenches for sleeper beams of wooden buildings. Trench 9 contained two linear features, which had fills containing fragments of charcoal. They were not excavated but may represent the ditches of a field boundary.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: South West Archaeology. 2008. Burrow Farm, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset: Results of an Archaeological Evaluation, Interim Report.

Map

Location

Location Walled Garden, Burrow Farm, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Grid reference Centred SS 9385 4214 (46m by 54m)
Map sheet SS94SW
Civil Parish WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Medieval or post-medieval building at Burrow Farm (Monument)
  • Medieval or post-medieval wooden buildings at Burrow Farm (Monument)
  • Post-medieval walled garden at Burrow Farm (Building)

Record last edited

Sep 28 2021 11:48AM