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Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire: Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to evaluate 6.84ha of pastoral land off Dilmore Lane, Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire centred on NGR: SO 8657 5930. The evaluation was required to inform a planning application (pre-application reference CWR9693 and planning reference W/14/00367/OU) for residential development and followed on from previous desk-based assessment and geophysical survey. Thirteen trenches were excavated across the site targeted on the results of the geophysical survey. Natural geology was found at an average depth of 0.4m below ground level. The only archaeological features were two ditches in Trench 1. These ditches aligned with geophysical anomalies. One ditch contained fragments of post-medieval ceramic building material (CBM). The second ditch in the same trench was aligned with a furrow seen on the adjacent field surface. Evidence of former agricultural practices (ridge and furrow) was observed across the site in Trenches 3 - 7, 10 and 11. The fills of the furrows were indistinguishable from the surrounding subsoil, which was also found to extend across the ridges. Fragments of post-medieval clay tobacco pipe uncovered from a furrow in Trench 5 included a 17th-century type bowl. The alignment of the furrows matched that indicated by the geophysical survey but was only evident on the surface of the fields around Trenches 1 and 3. A 3m wide linear spread of gravel and sandstone in Trench 10 matched the alignment of a large geophysical anomaly and was interpreted as an old farm track. Trenches 2, 6, 8, 9 and 13 contained no archaeological features. |
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Wessex Archaeology
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Fernhill Heath |
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NORTH CLAINES |
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Worcestershire |
District: |
Wychavon |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 386570, 259300 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-172799 |
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103160.02 |
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A4 laserjet print, spiral bound, laminated covers.
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01 Feb 2018 |