Brown, R. (2022). Cotmoor Solar Farm, Halloughton, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107347. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Cotmoor Solar Farm, Halloughton, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 79 trenches each measuring 50m x 1.8m. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to provide a representative sample of the remainder of the site. In April and May 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation at Cotmoor Solar Farm, Halloughton, Nottinghamshire. The evaluation, comprising the excavation of 79 trenches, was carried out in accordance with Conditions 21, 22 and 23 of planning application ref: 20/01242/FULM; APP/B3030/W/21/3279533. The archaeological background of the site indicated a low potential for remains other than post-medieval agricultural activity. The geophysical survey indicated a low potential for the presence of archaeological remains, with the exception of those relating to agricultural activity. These remains are likely to represent evidence of a well-established medieval open field system and later post-medieval agricultural activity. However, the limited results of the evaluation are insufficient to establish any phasing to the furrows due to the extensive modern ploughing truncating the furrow bases which were not cut into the natural substrate. The archaeological remains recorded exclusively relate to agricultural practice during the medieval/ post-medieval and modern periods. Seven ditches were identified relating to former field boundaries associated with the agricultural landscape. Two ditches replicate the alignment of furrows indicated by the geophysical survey, the remaining five respecting existing field boundaries or correlating with ditches on historic mapping from 1884. Several ditches were deliberately backfilled, likely associated with modern amalgamation of smaller fields into larger ones. Two pits were recorded associated with the agricultural activity on site. A pit in Trench 3 was backfilled with burnt material which produced a radiocarbon date of 1043 - 1152±23 yr BP,placing the feature in the late Anglo-Saxon / medieval period. No medieval remains were previously identified within the site. A large pit was revealed in Trench 71, possibly a marl pit, associated with the agricultural activity.
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Author:		 R Brown
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Country: England
County: Nottinghamshire
District: Newark and Sherwood
Parish: Halloughton
Grid Reference: 467993, 352084 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
20TH CENTURY DITCH (Tag)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
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MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
MEDIEVAL FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-514944
Report id: MK0682_1
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023