Dabill, H. (2021). Main Street, Great Casterton, Rutland: Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116302. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Main Street, Great Casterton, Rutland: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake the archaeological evaluation of a 0.22 ha parcel of land located off Main Street, Great Casterton, Rutland, centred on NGR 499951 309211. The works were undertaken at the request of the Senior Planning Archaeologist at Leicestershire County Council as part of the determination process for a planning application submitted to Rutland County Council. All works were undertaken in accordance with a written scheme of investigation (WSI) which detailed the aims, methodologies and standards to be employed in order to undertake the evaluation. The trench locations were set out using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), in the approximate positions proposed in the WSI, although trenches 1–3 had to be slightly moved because of obstacles including trees and beehives. Four trial trenches, each measuring 20.0 m in length and 1.5 m wide, were excavated in level spits using a JCB excavator equipped with a toothless bucket, under the constant supervision and instruction of the monitoring archaeologist. Machine excavation proceeded until either the archaeological horizon or the natural geology was exposed. Archaeological remains, comprising Romano-British field boundary ditches, were encountered in the two western trenches. The eastern two trenches were sited within an area previously remodelled for a bowling green and were archaeologically sterile. Pottery recovered from the ditches, subsoil and topsoil dated to between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. A small quantity of animal bone was also found. Remains of cereal crops, namely spelt, barley and oats, were present in the environmental samples taken from the features on the Site. The archaeological remains probably relate to the former cultivation of the Site, which appears to have lain within the agricultural hinterland of the Romano-British precursor to Great Casterton. The evaluation was successful in meeting its general aims and objectives. It has established the presence or absence of archaeological features across different parts of the evaluated area. Where remains were encountered, their extent, character, condition and quality have been established. There is little evidence, however, that the Site contains information capable of contributing substantially to the site-specific objectives, which were drawn from the research priorities set out in the regional research agenda and strategy.
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Author:		 H. Dabill
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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District: Rutland
Parish: Great Casterton
County: Rutland
Country: England
Grid Reference: 499949, 309210 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
EVALUATION (Event)
ROMAN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POT (Object England)
ROMAN POT (Tag)
BOUNDARY (Monument Type England)
ROMAN BOUNDARY (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-422855
OBIB: 247880.03
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Created Date:		 18 Dec 2023