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Roseworthy Hill, Camborne, Cornwall |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 11 trenches. The trenches were between 20m and 40m in length, with the exception of T7, which was 43m long. All trenches were 1.8m in width. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies, as well as to give a representative sample of the remainder of the site.
All trenches were excavated by a mechanical excavator equipped with a toothless grading bucket. All machine excavation was undertaken under constant archaeological supervision to the top of the natural substrate. An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October 2018 on land at Roseworthy Hill, Camborne, Cornwall. The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 11 trenches.
There was a generally good correspondence between the evaluation results and a previous geophysical survey. Most of the ditches recorded by the evaluation matched geophysical anomalies, with only one exception. Similarly, most of the geophysical anomalies were found to have been caused by below-ground archaeological features, although there were occasional discrepancies.
The evaluation confirmed the presence of two ring ditches in the north-eastern part of the site. A total of three associated pits and a possible hearth were also recorded. These ring ditches were undated artefactually but, on the basis of form, they are likely to represent the remains of Iron Age roundhouses.
Ditches recorded in the south-western part of the site contained relatively large amounts of medieval pottery, as well as small amounts of post-medieval pottery. These ditches are possibly associated with former houses and gardens depicted in this area on a map dating to 1840, and may potentially indicate that at least one of these houses had medieval origins.
The evaluation also recorded a series of post-medieval/modern field boundaries and an infilled road. Further undated ditches are very broadly on the same alignment as the extent field system and may represent historic field boundaries pre-dating 1840, although an earlier, pre-medieval origin cannot be discounted. |
| Author: |
D Evans
John Orellana
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| Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2018
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| Locations: |
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Camborne |
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Cornwall |
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Cornwall |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 163019, 40377 (Easting, Northing)
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EVALUATION
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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UNCERTAIN DITCH
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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UNCERTAIN PIT
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL DITCH
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL DITCH
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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cotswold2-509355 |
| Report id: |
18526 |
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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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12 Oct 2022 |
