Watching Brief at Westville Undy, Monmouthshire

All land within the boundaries of the Site were subjected to archaeological monitoring The land within the footprint of the development ar ea was opened by a 1.5 tonne tracked mechanical excavator fitted with a grading bucket. The overburden was excavated do wn, under constant arch aeological supervision, to the top of the archaeological horizon or undisturbed natural geology, whichever occurred first. All spoil from the excavation was visually examined for artefacts A.P.A.C. Ltd was commissioned by the Client to carry out an archaeological watching brief on land to the rear of Westville, Undy (centred on National Grid Reference (NGR): ST43389 86938). A series of conjoined trenches were excavated to the rear and side of the property which revealed modern intrusion and deliberate backfilling immediately surrounding the property and along the boundary line. Within this disturbed material, residual Roman pottery was retrieved as well as possible building material. The remainder of the Site revealed a sequence of natural geological layers. No undisturbed archaeological material was encountered within the development area