Pilkinton, K. (2014). Land ar Warboys Airfield Industrial Estate, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041654. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land ar Warboys Airfield Industrial Estate, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Planning permission has been granted for the change of use of land at the site of the former Warboys Airfield for open storage to include drainage works, siting of portacabin offices, sewage treatment plant, fencing, lighting and landscaping. Due to the archaeological potential of the site, Cambridgeshire County Council's Historic Environment Team advised that an archaeological evaluation was required to determine the potential impact of the development on archaeological remains. It comprised aerial photographic assessment, geophysical survey and the excavation of 34 trial trenches. Archaeological features were revealed in all but two of the trial trenches. A small enclosure and a series of ditches (dated to the Iron Age and early Roman periods) were contained within a discrete area around Trenches 11, 12 and 16. The wider ranging remains largely consisted of furrows and land drains, associated with medieval and post-medieval cultivation of the site. A series of undated gullies / ditches on varying alignments were also revealed. The limited finds assemblage from the enclosure ditches suggests a low level of occupation. The Iron Age finds are of poor quality and can only be tentatively dated. The most secure dating comes from the early Roman period. This limited activity may indicate seasonal or low-level occupation associated with farming and agriculture. The trial trenching identified little trace of infrastructure associated with the use of the site as part of RAF Warboys - the majority of building remains were confined to the topsoil and subsoil horizon. These, and the medieval and post-medieval cultivation of the site, are of no more than local significance.
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Author:		 K Pilkinton
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Land at Warboys Airfield
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Huntingdonshire
Parish: WARBOYS
Country: England
Grid Reference: 529730, 278620 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-131920
OBIB: 2014/192
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017