Webb, P. (2017). Penvose Student Village, St Gluvias, Cornwall Results of an Archaeological Evaluation. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1098172. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Penvose Student Village, St Gluvias, Cornwall Results of an Archaeological Evaluation
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Abstract:		 The archaeological evaluation was conducted in accordance with a Project Design (PD) (Boyd 2016) drawn up in consultation with Sean Taylor (SDOHE).The archaeological evaluation took place between the 17th of January and 2nd of February 2017. Twenty-one evaluation trenches, each 1.9m wide and totalling c.850m in length were laid out using a Leica GS10 dGPS and opened with a 16t tracked mechanical excavator to the depth of the weathered natural using a toothless grading bucket. Exposed archaeological deposits were excavated by hand and in accordance with the PD and CIFA guidelines. The evaluation was designed to establish the presence or absence, extent, depth, character and date of any in situ archaeological deposits within the site to inform any further planning decisions, and the trenches targeted anomalies identified by geophysical survey. The evaluation identified and excavated a total of 87 archaeological features and validated the results of the geophysical survey. Most of the features did not produce any dating material, but the bulk of the field ditches will be Late Prehistoric/Romano-British in date and belong to a fieldsystem contemporary with the enclosure in Field 3. The enclosure ditch proved to be over 3m wide and 2m deep, but it did not produce any dating evidence and only a single posthole was encountered within the interior. A group of shallow elongate pits were exposed in Trench #1, some with in situ burning, and these may be Bronze Age in date. The ring ditch excavated in Trench #12 also produced Bronze Age material. Postholes and pits of Romano-British date were excavated in Trenches #15 and #16, and this points to the presence of a settlement of AD 3rd-4th century date along the north-eastern side of Field 8. The site of the old Penvose farmstead produced evidence for demolished structures and artefacts of late medieval through to 19th century date.The evaluation has confirmed that the site encompasses the remains of at least four small settlements, dating to the Bronze Age, the Romano-British and medieval/post-medieval periods, and that the archaeological value of these settlements will be of local and regional significance. It is likely that as yet unidentified archaeological remains of Prehistoric and/or Romano-British date will be present across the upper (western) part of the site, but that the archaeological potential for the lower (eastern) part of the site is much less, seemingly reflecting historical differences in agricultural potential and utilisation.The archaeological remains on this site justify the implementation of a staged programme archaeological mitigation through record prior to or in conjunction with the development of the site.
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Author:		 P Webb
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Publisher:		 South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Parish: St. Gluvias
District: Cornwall
Country: England
County: Cornwall
Grid Reference: 176999, 35699 (Easting, Northing)
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BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT (Tag)
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ROMAN SETTLEMENT (Tag)
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OASIS Id: southwes1-270733
Report id: 170202
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Created Date:		 08 Aug 2022