| Title: |
East Midlands Gateway, Lockington, Leicestershire: Archaeological Evaluation and Test Pitting Addendum: Field 30 |
| Series: |
Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology carried out a programme of evaluation trenching and test pitting on land near Lockington in Leicestershire as part of works relating to the proposed development of the East Midlands Gateway strategic rail freight interchange. A total of 160 machine-dug trenches and 205 hand-dug test pits were excavated. The earliest features uncovered by the evaluation trenching were a probable burnt mound and associated 'potboiler' pits, although the suggested Bronze Age date of these features relies on analogy with better-dated examples from elsewhere. Middle Iron Age land boundaries were recorded in the western part of the Site, with later Iron Age and Romano-British enclosures recorded at numerous locations across the Site. The results from the 2016 programme generally supported the findings from earlier work, which recorded that the main chronological focus for the Site's archaeology lies in the later Iron Age and Romano-British periods. No significant post-Roman remains were encountered, with the Site seemingly given over to farming since the Roman period. A total of 205 test pits were hand-dug, although this resulted in the collection of just 24 struck flints. Although the Site landscape was evidently frequented in earlier prehistory, activity was not particularly intense. No foci for significant flintworking can be discerned. The investigations succeeded in establishing the spatial limits of the areas of archaeological interest previously identified on the Site, and will provide a basis for the formulation of further mitigation strategies. The results from the 2016 programme generally supported the findings from the 2014 work, which recorded that the main chronological focus for the site’s archaeology lies in the Iron Age and Romano-British periods. No significant post-Roman remains were encountered in either trenching campaign, with the site seemingly given over to farming since the Romano-British period. |
| Author: |
A. Tuck
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| Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2016
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| Locations: |
| Parish: |
Kegworth |
| County: |
Leicestershire |
| District: |
North West Leicestershire |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 447099, 327399 (Easting, Northing)
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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LATER PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN DITCH
(Tag)
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ROMAN COIN
(Tag)
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HAIR PIN
(Object England)
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LATER PREHISTORIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT
(Tag)
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IRON AGE DITCH
(Tag)
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ROMAN SHERD
(Tag)
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LATER PREHISTORIC BURNT MOUND
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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BURNT MOUND
(Monument Type England)
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COIN
(Object England)
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IRON AGE SHERD
(Tag)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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LITHIC IMPLEMENT
(Object England)
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IRON AGE MAMMAL REMAINS
(Tag)
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TEST PIT
(Event)
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MAMMAL REMAINS
(Object England)
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ROMAN HAIR PIN
(Tag)
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| Identifiers: |
| OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-267716 |
| OBIB: |
101407.05 |
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| Note: |
This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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| Created Date: |
20 May 2022 |
