Boughton, S. and Sheldon, S. (2020). Land South of Horwood Lane, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire: Archaeological Watching Brief. Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1098573. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land South of Horwood Lane, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The watching brief comprises the observation by a competent archaeologist of all intrusive groundworks undertaken within the area highlighted on the attached plan (Fig. 1), including the excavation of foundations and service trenches. Nonarchaeologically significant deposits will be removed by the contractors under archaeological supervision. Where mechanical excavators are used, these will be equipped with a toothless bucket. If archaeological deposits are encountered they will be planned and recorded in accordance with Technical Manual 1 Fieldwork Recording Manual. In August 2020, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the erection of 90 residential dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure on land south of Horwood Lane, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire. Three intercutting ditches, two of which contained artefactual material of postmedieval/ modern date, were recorded cutting the natural substrate in the western and southern parts of the stripped area. The exact function of these features remains unclear; however they are likely to relate to agricultural activity, drainage or division. Two irregular pits, both containing artefactual material of post-medieval/modern date, were identified cutting the subsoil in the north-eastern part of the stripped area. The presence of limestone rubble and animal bone in the fills of these pits suggest that they may represent rubbish pits for the disposal of domestic waste or demolition material, possibly associated with a number of (now demolished) dwellings depicted to the south-east of the stripped area by historic mapping.
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Author:		 S Boughton
Steve Sheldon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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County: Gloucestershire
District: South Gloucestershire
Parish: Wickwar
Country: England
Grid Reference: 372645, 187427 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-503781
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Created Date:		 09 Aug 2022