Hardcastle, B. (2019). Land West of Odell Road, Harrold, Bedford Borough: Archaeological Evaluation.. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1057173. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land West of Odell Road, Harrold, Bedford Borough: Archaeological Evaluation.
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in April 2019 at Land West of Odell Road, Harrold, Bedford Borough. Eleven trenches were excavated to inform planning proposals made to Bedford Borough Council for the development of up to 90 dwellings within the site. Archaeological interest in the site is derived from prehistoric activity on the site's western edge and occupation from the Early medieval onwards in the local area. Gravel extraction in the area of the site has been identified from the Early medieval period onwards. A previous geophysical survey identified a number of anomalies of indicative of quarrying, agricultural and industrial activity in the form of a lime kiln within the site. The evaluation identified a scatter of isolated archaeological features largely associated with agricultural and quarrying activities. Aside from an undated north-west/south-east boundary ditch the main concentration of activity was in the south-eastern corner of site comprising a large pit with Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint, and Post-medieval quarrying. The archaeological features identified by the trenching broadly correlated to the preceding geophysical survey with the quarrying and lime kiln clearly evident. The pit containing the Mesolithic to Early Neolithic flint and smaller undated historical features revealed by the trenching were consistently not identified by the geophysical survey.
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Author:		 B Hardcastle
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Land West of Odell Road
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
Parish: HARROLD
Country: England
Grid Reference: 495338, 257541 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) QUARRY PIT (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-361769
OBIB: MK0036_1
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Created Date:		 11 Oct 2019