Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Tillbridge Solar Limited to undertake evaluation work across 28 hectares, digging approximately 2,800 trenches. The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project aims to generate more than 50 megawatts of renewable energy, help to achieve the UK’s net zero targets and make a vital contribution to the UK’s energy security. 

For many years Wessex Archaeology has undertaken important research in the area around the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge. Since 1998, we have played a vital role in the development of proposals for the improvement of the A303 road.

English Heritage and Operation Nightingale excavations 2003−2014

Archaeological excavations at Riding Court Farm Quarry, Datchet. This season’s fieldwork included exposing the Early Neolithic causewayed enclosure full circuit and interior.

The megalithic henges of Stonehenge and Avebury are among the most iconic prehistoric monuments in the world. In 1986 UNESCO designated this landscapes as a World Heritage Site (WHS) on account of their Outstanding Universal Value.

Wessex Archaeology are undertaking an excavation in advance of construction work at CEMEX UK’s new quarry

On the site of the former MOD Headquarters in Durrington, a programme of archaeological excavation and watching brief (2000−2012) was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology ahead of the site being redeveloped into residential housing by Persimmon Homes South Coast. This revealed archaeological evidence spanning thousands of years and as far back as the last Ice Age.

Sherford is a new town being developed to the east of Plymouth, Devon, transforming over 1200 acres of farmland and rolling countryside. The project is providing a unique opportunity to mitigate the archaeological potential of South Devon

Wessex Archaeology undertook evaluation and excavation work on a series of sites in advance of family housing being built as part of the Army Basing Programme. Discoveries included Neolithic henge monuments and a Saxon cemetery. Watch the video created with Phil harding.

Neolithic, Iron Age and Romano-British activity at the former MOD Headquarters, Durrington, Wiltshire