Land to the North and East of Holdenhurst, Wedmore, Somerset.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land to the north and east of Holdenhurst, Wedmore, Somerset in an area of rough grassland east and southeast of Cheddar Road. Six trenches, four 30m long and two 15m long were excavated targeted on previously identified geophysical anomalies. Below the topsoil was a thick (0.5m to 0.8m deep) colluvial deposit which was cut by a northeast-southwest aligned post-medieval ditch, conforming to one of the geophysical anomalies and itself found on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1884. The other geophysical anomalies appear to be related and form part of the landscaping of a 19th century and later orchard. Sealed by the colluvium were six shallow ditches, five on an east-west and one on a northeast-southwest alignment forming part of an earlier drainage system. No finds were recovered from these ditch fills or the colluvial layer above. Six trenches, four 30m long and two 15m long were excavated targeted on previously identified geophysical anomalies. Below the topsoil was a thick (0.5m to 0.8m deep) colluvial deposit which was cut by a northeast-southwest aligned post-medieval ditch, conforming to one of the geophysical anomalies and itself found on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1884. The other geophysical anomalies appear to be related to and form part of the landscaping of a 19th century and later orchard. Sealed by the colluvium were six shallow ditches, five on an east-west and one on a northeast-southwest alignment forming part of an earlier drainage system. No finds were recovered from these ditch fills or the colluvial layer above.