Pilkinton, K. (2016). Land at Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hertfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1109849. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hertfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A planning application is being submitted for a residential development on Land at Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hertfordshire. The field evaluation comprised two stages of work: Stage 1 geophysical survey, followed by Stage 2 trial trenching. The trial trenching comprised the excavation of eighteen 1.8m-wide 30m- long trenches. Two trenches were found to contain archaeological features. A ditch terminus in Trench 6 suggests the possibility of activity beyond the south-east limit of the proposed development area (PDA). However, the lack of artefactual evidence leaves the date and function of the ditch uncertain. In Trench 5 a poorly defined linear feature is indicative of a hedge line rather than a ditch. A boundary in this location is present on the 1840 Tithe map but the First Edition 25-inch OS map suggests it had been removed by 1881. Deep colluvial deposits found across the site appear to infill a palaeochannel running roughly E-W across the centre of the PDA. This channel may be visible as a natural anomaly on the geophysical survey. Three sherds of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery were recovered from this layer. No other evidence of prehistoric activity was found at the site. The results of the trial trenching suggest that the PDA does not contain significant archaeological remains that could address regional research priorities. In archaeological terms, the potential impact of the proposed development can, therefore, be assessed as neutral.
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Author:		 K Pilkinton
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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District: North Hertfordshire
Country: England
Parish: St Paul's Walden
County: Hertfordshire
Grid Reference: 517878, 221079 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL BOUNDARY (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-240873
OBIB: 2016/61
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Created Date:		 11 Jul 2023