Wilson, S. (2019). Castle Farm, Ludgershall, Wiltshire: Archaeological Watching Brief and Excavation.. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088898. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Castle Farm, Ludgershall, Wiltshire: Archaeological Watching Brief and Excavation.
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief and excavation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in November 2019 at Castle Farm, Ludgershall, Wiltshire. The excavation area was located approximately 30m to the west of the outer earthworks and Scheduled Monument of Ludgershall Castle. The fieldwork identified three main phases of activity spanning the late Iron Age to Post-medieval periods, although dateable material was generally sparse. The most notable excavated feature was a substantial curvilinear defensive ditch. The limited pottery evidence suggested that the ditch was probably of late Iron Age construction and was intentionally back-filled in the early Romano-British period through the deliberate slighting of the inner bank. The ditch represents the firmest evidence to date of the pre-medieval phases of the site and adds significant weight to hypothesis of a hillfort preceding Ludgershall Castle, of which the southern enclosure earthwork may have to some extent been a part. Whilst the length of ditch exposed is relatively slight, it nonetheless adds significant further evidence to the understanding of the earlier occupation of the site. Two parallel ditches of possibly medieval date were identified in addition to other features of medieval and post-medieval date.
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Author:		 Sam Wilson
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Land at Castle Farm
County: Wiltshire
District: Clackmannanshire
Parish: LUDGERSHALL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 426295, 151268 (Easting, Northing)
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EXCAVATION (Event)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
CURVILINEAR DEFENSIVE DITCH (Monus)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
INTENTIONAL BACKFILLING OF DITCH (Monus)
SHERD (Object England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-414186
OBIB: 770843_1
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Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1090336
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021