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Archaeological Observation for Matthew Davies Esq Concerning a Proposed Free Range Chicken Unit Wytheford House Wytheford Shawbury Shropshire |
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Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Border Archaeology Ltd (BA) was instructed by Matthew Davies Esq to carry out Archaeological Observation of topsoil stripping operations for the construction of a free-range chicken shed on land at Wytheford House Wytheford Shawbury Shropshire. The site lies within an area of recorded cropmark features of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date. No deposits or features of archaeological significance were present on the site. Removal of topsoil revealed the natural deposits, with evidence for land-drainage and plough-scars indicative of intensive cultivation. Comparison of the present landscape with that depicted on earlier editions of the Ordnance Survey shows that the site lay at the edge of Wytheford Wood, which had been cleared by the mid-20th century, with areas of blackened soil beneath the topsoil providing evidence of clearance activity. Heavy disturbance resulting from tree-felling and stump-clearance would almost certainly have destroyed any archaeological features or deposits which may have been present and may account for the absence of a defined subsoil. |
Author: |
G Children
K Crooks
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Publisher: |
Border Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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Wytheford House Farm |
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Shropshire |
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Shropshire |
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SHAWBURY |
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England |
Grid Reference: 357832, 319829 (Easting, Northing)
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borderar1-320560 |
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BA1838WFF |
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10 page colour bound report
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Created Date: |
08 Oct 2018 |