Beach, S. (2012). ROF Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1026664. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 ROF Puriton, Bridgwater, Somerset
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Alder King Planning Consultants, on behalf of BAE Systems, to undertake a programme of archaeological evaluation at the Former Royal Ordnance Factory, Western Approach Road, Puriton, Somerset, centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) 333436 142425. Planning consent has been granted by Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) for an Energy Park and will include uses for energy production, manufacturing, research and development on condition that a programme of archaeological works is undertaken. In order to assess the archaeological potential within the Site, the Senior Historic Environment Officer at Somerset County Council recommended an archaeological evaluation, designed to assess the buried archaeology within the Site. A total of 14 machine excavated trial trenches each measuring 30m x 2.2m were excavated during the archaeological evaluation. The trenches were positioned in relatively open areas of the site to provide an overview of the archaeological potential. Where practical, an additional machine dug sondage was also excavated at the end of each trench to investigate and record deeper stratigraphy. Archaeological features and deposits were identified within one of the fourteen evaluation trenches. Two parallel Romano-British ditches were recorded in Trench 6 and given their relatively close proximately (c. 2.50m), may indicate a track/drove-way or small drainage channels leading off a low lying peninsula of higher and drier ground to the east. The un-abraded Roman pottery recovered from these ditches is indicative of settlement activity in the area. Modern disturbance of varying degrees was located within five of the trenches (Trench 1, Trench 8, Trench 9, Trench 10 and Trench 13). With the exception of a thin peat deposit located within Trench 12 all the other evaluation trenches proved to be archaeologically sterile.
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Author:		 S Beach
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Somerset HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: ROF Puriton
Parish: PURITON
District: Sedgemoor
County: Somerset
Country: England
Grid Reference: 333436, 142425 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DROVE ROAD (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-134491
OBIB: 84300
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016