Barker, B. (2014). Land North of Highfield House, Church Road, Warboys, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation Report. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041655. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land North of Highfield House, Church Road, Warboys, Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Field Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Planning permission for the development of land north of Highfield House, Warboys, Cambridgeshire has been granted by Huntingdon District Council. The permission allows for the construction of two purpose-built factory units and associated hardstanding and external storage on land formally part of RAF Warboys Airfield. 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 the excavation of ten trial trenches. Archaeological features were revealed in all ten of the trial trenches. They comprised: two modern services; a modern field boundary ditch; medieval furrows; one probable Roman and 38 undated ditches; and a root-disturbed pit. It is possible that the undated ditches are contemporary with the probable Roman ditch, given their similar alignment and fills. The lack of artefactual material certainly indicates an agricultural function for the ditches. On balance, they are likely to represent part of an array of Roman cultivation trenches that may well extend some distance beyond the limits of the development site. However, the remains within the development area are unlikely to be able to make more than a minor contribution to such topics. The extent of the features is restricted by the relatively small development area. Their dating is also uncertain as the excavated segments have produced very little artefactual material. The trial trenching identified little trace of infrastrcture associated with the use of the site as part of RAF Warboys - the majority of services were confined to the topsoil and subsoil horizon. A number of probable medieval furrows were also identified, correlating with features identified by the geophysical survey. These, and the modern remains, are of no more than local significance.
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Author:		 B Barker
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Land North of Highfield House, Church Rd, Warboys
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Huntingdonshire
Parish: WARBOYS
Country: England
Grid Reference: 530250, 278820 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-179684
OBIB: 2014/155
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017