Reynish, S. (2015). Phase 2 Cannington Flood Defence Scheme, Cannington, Somerset: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042896. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Phase 2 Cannington Flood Defence Scheme, Cannington, Somerset: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in June and July 2015 at land to the south and west of the A39, Cannington, Somerset. A total of twenty four trenches were excavated. The evaluation identified a number of archaeological features across the site, although the majority were located towards the eastern end of the site. The features comprised ditches, pits and postholes. Alluvial layers were also observed. The ditches generally correlated well with the results of a preceding geophysical survey and most likely relate to agricultural activity and/or land division rather than settlement activity due to the location of the site on a flood plain. The pits and postholes were located in three clusters within the eastern end of the site were identified. The function of these remains unclear due to their isolated nature. Pottery of Roman date was recovered from the fills of the ditches and pits/postholes. To the west of the A39 a ditch running parallel to, and approximately 14m to the east of, the existing road could possibly be the remains of an earlier roadside ditch. A number of the larger linear positive and negative geophysical anomalies which were identified during the preceding geophysical survey within the eastern area of the site correspond with undulating peaks and troughs in the layers of underlying alluvium
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Author:		 S Reynish
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Somerset HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land to the south and west of the A39, Cannington, Somerset
County: Somerset
District: Sedgemoor
Parish: CANNINGTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 325391, 138920 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-230654
OBIB: 15621
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017