Hardy, L. (2001). Sandhills School, Delbush Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd.

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Title:		 Sandhills School, Delbush Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
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Number of Pages:		 25
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 An archaeological desk-based assessment was undertaken as part of the County Council's plans to rebuild the existing school on adjacent land. While there were no previously recorded archaeological remains within the site itself, there were two sites in close proximity. The first was a milestone and was of no great consequence to the site. The second was a Bronze Age spearhead found within 500m of the proposed development. Prehistoric finds were uncommon in the area and, while the provenance of this find was unclear, the implications of such a find should not be overlooked. The Barton area, to the west of the site, contained known Roman settlement. The cluster of Roman findspots to the west of the study area, spread over several hectares close to the line of the Roman road, suggested the presence of a large roadside settlement. The cartographic and documentary evidence provided further useful detail. Until the 19th century the site was used as farmland. Any archaeological deposits present would thus not have been seriously disturbed. However, OS maps from the later part of the 18th century showed the presence of a quarry on the south western portion of the site. The site visit also observed a large scar towards the centre of the site, which was most probably evidence of further, unmapped, quarrying on the site. For these former quarry areas, it was clear that there was no archaeological potential. The construction of the current school building had been confined to the western portion of the area and was broadly coincident with a quarried area. These disturbed areas comprised a small proportion of the whole site. The presence of the quarries, whilst limiting the archaeological potential of the affected areas of the site for pre-19th century deposits, indicated the possibility of an interest for industrial archaeology. The OS map of 1881 indicated the presence of a limekiln in the central portion of the site. The kiln depicted on the map was small-scale, suggesting a local or private production site only. The scar observed in the field may in fact have been associated with the kiln, such as a quarry or holding pit for the limestone. The fact that the kiln was no longer visible on the surface suggested that it may have been dismantled after the production of the 1881 map on which it appeared, but this did not preclude the survival of sub-surface remains of the structure. The location of the limekiln was of particular interest and should provide a focus to any further archaeological works. The presence of the Roman deposits to the west did indicate that there was some possibility of encountering further Roman material, but the distance involved suggested that the likelihood of this was only a low to moderate chance. On a similar basis, the chances of encountering prehistoric material was likely to be low. [Au(adp)]
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Author:		 L-M Hardy
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Publisher:		 Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2001
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Location - Auto Detected: Barton
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PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
1881 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2001 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: SANDHILLS SCHOOL, DELBUSH AVENUE, SANDHILLS, OXFORD
Study area: 4.7ha
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: South Oxfordshire
Monument: LIME KILN. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SP56800760
Parish: Forest Hill with Shotover
Postcode: OX3 8FN
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Created Date:		 18 Jan 2009