Evershed, R. (2016). Archaeological evaluation report: geophysical survey by magnetometry on land off Mere Road, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire. Allen Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1092103. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation report: geophysical survey by magnetometry on land off Mere Road, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire
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Abstract:		 Allen Archaeology Limited was commissioned by Claire Pendle Planning on behalf of the Belvoir Estate to undertake an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching at land off Mere Road, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire, prior to submission of a planning application for a residential development. The evaluation was preceded by an archaeological desk based assessment (AAL 2016a) and geophysical survey (AAL 2016b), which identified an archaeological potential for the proposed development area, particularly for the Iron Age to Romano British periods. The initial evaluation methodology comprised the excavation of 21 trenches, all measuring 30m long by 1.8m wide, with an additional contingency trench added. Evidence of activity in the early to middle Iron Age was recorded, largely confined to the westernmost third of the site, an area covered by Trenches 1-11 and Trench 22. The initial evaluation methodology comprised the excavation of 21 trenches, all measuring 30m long by 1.8m wide, with an additional contingency trench added. Evidence of activity in the early to middle Iron Age was recorded, largely confined to the westernmost third of the site, an area covered by Trenches 1-11 and Trench 22. Possible boundary ditches and pits were identified, including a large concentration of intercutting pits adjacent to a probable boundary ditch in Trench 2. In Trench 8 a pit containing abundant fragments of partially roasted iron ore was recorded. The finds suggested that the feature was an ore roasting pit or channel hearth of Middle Iron Age date. There was also evidence for a possible superstructure. The Iron Age activity on the site was confined to the westernmost part, with the eastern part of the site being largely devoid of features of archaeological interest. Within the western part of the site, evidence was recorded of activity associated with iron production, and it is likely that further remains of ore hearths and possibly bloomery furnaces survive in the western part of the site. Archaeological fieldwork undertaken by University of Leicester Archaeological Services on land immediately adjacent to the western part of the site in 2016 recovered evidence of industrial activity, including probable iron manufacture, dating to the Late Iron Age and Romano-British periods (Huxley 2016). The results of the evaluation suggest that the area may be the location of one of the earliest iron production sites in the region.
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Author:		 R. Evershed
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Publisher:		 Allen Archaeology Limited
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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District: Melton
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Parish: Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
Grid Reference: 480509, 325329 (Easting, Northing)
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DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
EVALUATION (Event)
ORE HEARTH (Monument Type England)
MIDDLE IRON AGE ORE HEARTH (Tag)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE BOUNDARY DITCH (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
QUERN (Object England)
IRON AGE QUERN (Tag)
END SCRAPER (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC END SCRAPER (Tag)
CORE (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC CORE (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE PIT (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE SHERD (Tag)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: allenarc1-266908
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Created Date:		 22 Apr 2022