The watching brief monitored the removal of each defective pole (Pole 30, 31, 33 and 34) and the subsequent clearing of debris through re-auguring of the posthole, and installation of new poles at locations Pole 31, 33 and 34. At Pole 30, archaeological monitoring of the auguring of a new posthole measuring 0.7 m wide, 0.8 m long and 1.8 m deep. The installation of new stays was also monitored in association with Pole 30. The site of each pole was left in its original condition following the conclusion of the works. The watching archaeologist monitored all work undertaken within the specified area. The arisings from the auguring of the new posthole and stays at Pole 30 were scanned for the purposes of finds retrieval. The remaining postholes and debris were also checked for artefacts. No archaeological material was observed. A full photographic record was made using digital cameras equipped with an image sensor of not less than 10 megapixels. Digital images have been subject to managed quality control and curation processes, which has embedded appropriate metadata within the image and will ensure long term accessibility of the image set. Despite the location of the works within the bounds of Ogbury Camp (NHLE 1005677) and in a landscape rich in archaeological and historical evidence, no archaeological remains were observed. The methods employed for the replacement of the 11kV electricity poles were designed to have minimal impact upon the SAM Ogbury Camp. As proved by the lack of archaeological signature present during the archaeological recording and monitoring, such methods were effective in achieving limited impact below the ground surface. However, the limited scope of the augured holes in order to achieve limited impact levels also results in tentative conclusions being drawn as to the precise analysis of the soil sequence and its accumulation.
E. Legg (Sun,) studied this question.