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Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trenching |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Cemetery Development Services Ltd are investigating the potential of land at Cotton End Road, Wilstead for use as a natural burial ground. The field evaluation comprised two stages of work: Stage 1 geophysical survey, followed by Stage 2 trial trenching. The Stage 1 geophysical survey was carried out in April 2016. The trial trenching took place with a total of twenty-five trenches, each measuring 1.8m wide and 40m long, being opened to sample 3% of the c. 6.1ha PDA. The trial trenching identified limited archaeological remains in the north-west corner of the area These comprised a ditch or large pit of probable late pre-Belgic Iron Age date and a possible post-medieval pond. A number of tree throws were also found in this part of the site indicating it had been formerly wooded. Some of the tree throws showed signs of in-situ burning, which may indicate land clearance. Artefactual evidence suggests this could have occurred in the post-medieval period. No archaeological features were found in the trenches covering the remainder of the area This confirms the findings of the geophysical survey, which also did not locate any anomalies indicative of archaeological features. The most significant finding of the archaeological evaluation is the probable late pre-Belgic Iron Age ditch/pit. However, on its own (and given the paucity of artefacts within it) this isolated feature is of limited significance and is not indicative of a nearby focus of settlement. |
Author: |
Marcin Koziminski
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Cotton End Road, Wilstead |
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Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
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WILSHAMSTEAD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 507100, 243440 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-248349 |
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2017/127 |
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Created Date: |
12 Jun 2020 |