Wessex Archaeology has been commissioned by Morgan Sindall to undertake an archaeological watching brief to mitigate against the potential loss of archaeological remains during the insertion of a sewer at Ebley, Stroud, Gloucestershire. The Scheme involved the stripping of topsoil and excavation of a pipe trench within a greenfield to the south of the B4008, Ebley Road, Stroud. The watching brief was carried out between April 10th and 12th 2012 in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation . The natural geology lay below a bank of made ground at the southern end of the Site, stretching from the canal 15m northwards. The remainder of the Site was covered in 0.25m of topsoil. No other archaeological features or finds were encountered during the work.