Collings, M. (2008). An Archaeological Watching Brief at Land at Forge Way, Billingshurst, West Sussex. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1008996. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief at Land at Forge Way, Billingshurst, West Sussex
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Land at Forge Way, Billingshurst, West Sussex. The work was undertaken between the 29th January 2007 and 22nd May 2008 for CgMs Consulting Ltd. An area encompassing 12764 meters squared was monitored. The underlying natural was encountered between a maximum height of 26.38m OD falling to 25.86m OD. Monitoring revealed four linear features of which three were intercutting. Two of the linear features produced pottery dating to the mid 13th to 14th Century AD, one to 14th Century AD and the other was undated. It is possible that all four relate to continued activity on the site. Sixteen discreet features were recorded comprising of a possible hearth, seven pits/possible pits and eight postholes. Whilst several zones of archaeological activity were apparent such as that located within the Southeastern corner of the site comprising of a cluster of three small postholes and a ditch terminus, the discreet features were fairly widely dispersed across the site and it was not possible to establish if they were contemporary with each other and the linear features. Collectively the discreet features produced only a very small artefact assemblage and the dating evidence was not conclusive. The pottery assemblage recovered during the watching brief spans the 11th Century AD to the 19th Century. However, the earliest piece and the later pieces could be resultant of various phases of manuring or similar activity and the pottery recovered indicates that the main phase of activity on the site dates to the mid 13th to 14th Century AD.
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Author:		 M Collings
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Sussex SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Land at Forge Way, Billingshurst, West Sussex
Parish: BILLINGSHURST
District: Horsham
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 508214, 125745 (Easting, Northing)
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FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-48146
OBIB: Report Number 2008140
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016