Urmston, B. (2013). Caves Farm, Pitney, Langport, Somerset: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1039777. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 Caves Farm, Pitney, Langport, Somerset: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
wessexar1-174578_1.pdf (3 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1039777
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted over land off Stowey Road, near Caves Farm in Pitney, Somerset. The site comprises seven arable and pasture fields to the west and east of Stowey Road, approximately 2.7 km south-east of the town of Somerton. At the time of survey the fields were under pasture or lying fallow. The gradiometer survey covered 10.8 ha. Two dense clusters of anomalies of archaeological interest lie to the east and west of Stowey Road. Those to the west comprise the northern circuit of a clearly defined rectangular enclosure, although its response is lost within a complex of pit-like and other amorphous anomalies. Linear responses consistent with a former track or drove apparently extend E-W across the survey area from Stowey Road to the enclosure, perhaps suggesting that it relates to a former agricultural settlement. Further rectilinear ditches can be seen to the east of the road, with dense clusters of pit-like anomalies nearby. A number of well-defined linear anomalies are thought to relate to a former field system or complex of enclosures. Further east, localised regions of geological changes can be seen forming sinuous patterns within the data. A number of short linear and pit-like anomalies can be seen, which are thought to be of possible archaeological interest given their isolated distribution. Ploughing trends can be seen within most of the survey areas, some of which are consistent with remnants of ridge and furrow. Other linear and curvilinear trends are of uncertain origins, and may be associated with geological changes or historic agricultural activity.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 Ben Urmston ORCID icon
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Somerset HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2013
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: Caves Farm, Pitney, Langport
County: Somerset
District: South Somerset
Parish: PITNEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 345088, 128671 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: wessexar1-174578
OBIB: report reference 89030.02
Note
Note
Extra information on the publication or report.
Note:		 A4 bound client report
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018