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Title:

A556 KNUTSFORD TO BOWDON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME CHESHIRE Archaeological Evaluation Report

Series:

Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1100248

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Abstract:

Wessex Archaeology was appointed by Costain Ltd, to carry out an archaeological evaluation to inform an Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed A556 Knutsford to Bowden Environmental Improvement Scheme. The most significant result of the evaluation was the discovery of a cremation pit and associated gully termini within Area A. The deposits were undated but are assumed to be Bronze Age in date due to their proximity to the assumed barrows at Bucklow Hill. The remains comprised the bones of a young, probably female, adult and pyre debris that included animal remains. Two gully termini either side of the cremation pit may have formed part of a barrow ditch or associated monument. The cremation was located on the brow of a hill within Area A, an area largely devoid of other archaeological remains. Geophysical anomalies in the area of Trench 68 were interpreted as a possible barrow ditch, but were seen to reflect changes in the natural geology. In the southern part of Area A, on the slope and at the foot of the hill, numerous drainage or boundary ditches were recorded. The only dating evidence for the ditch fills was part of a modern bottle recovered from a ditch in Trench 139, and it is tempting to assume that the ditches represent modern drainage features within a boggy part of the field that have been periodically re-established. No remains of archaeological significance were found within Area B The most significant result of the evaluation was the discovery of a cremation pit and associated gully termini within Area A. The deposits were undated but are assumed to be Bronze Age in date due to their proximity to the assumed barrows at Bucklow Hill. The remains comprised the bones of a young, probably female, adult and pyre debris that included animal remains. Two gully termini either side of the cremation pit may have formed part of a barrow ditch or associated monument. The cremation was located on the brow of a hill within Area A, an area largely devoid of other archaeological remains. Geophysical anomalies in the area of Trench 68 were interpreted as a possible barrow ditch, but were seen to reflect changes in the natural geology. In the southern part of Area A, on the slope and at the foot of the hill, numerous drainage or boundary ditches were recorded. The only dating evidence for the ditch fills was part of a modern bottle recovered from a ditch in Trench 139, and it is tempting to assume that the ditches represent modern drainage features within a boggy part of the field that have been periodically re-established. No remains of archaeological significance were found within Area B

Author:

A. Norton
A Sotheran

Publisher:

Wessex Archaeology

Year of Publication:

2012

Locations:

District:	Cheshire East
County:	Cheshire
Parish:	Mere
Country:	England

Grid Reference: 372499, 381399 (Easting, Northing)

Grid Reference: 372199, 382599 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
	CREMATION PIT (Monument Type England)
	TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
	BRONZE AGE CREMATION PIT (Tag)

Identifiers:

OASIS Id:	wessexar1-182464
Report id:	85630.03

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Created Date:

12 Oct 2022