Wakeham, G. (2015). Rookery Business Park Solar Farm, Besthorpe, Norfolk: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116750. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Rookery Business Park Solar Farm, Besthorpe, Norfolk: Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Solarcentury to carry out an archaeological evaluation at Rookery Business Park, Besthorpe, Norfolk (NGR 608090 297450). The fieldwork was carried out over five days (24-28 August 2015). Seven of the sixteen excavated trenches contained archaeological features, mainly comprising ditches which correspond well with the rectilinear system of former field boundaries identified by the geophysical survey. A very small quantity of post-medieval artefacts was recovered from one of these ditches and this post-medieval date is corroborated by evidence from historic maps examined for the Historic Environment Assessment (Wessex Archaeology 2015a). These indicate that this rectilinear field system had been established by the time of the Inclosure map of 1810, and the pattern of fields remained until the 1970s, by which time all of the previously depicted internal field boundaries within the Site appear to have been removed. The only other archaeological features uncovered within the trenches comprise two postholes, located in Trench 8 and Trench 16, and two possible gullies in Trench 9. A prehistoric worked flint flake was recovered from the fill of one of the possible gullies and undated burnt flint was recovered from the fill of one of the postholes. Overall, this evaluation discovered a low density of archaeological features, predominantly related to the enclosure of the landscape in the 18th or very early 19th centuries.
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Author:		 G Wakeham
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Country: England
Parish: Wymondham
County: Norfolk
District: South Norfolk
Grid Reference: 608088, 297450 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Tag)
CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)
LATER PREHISTORIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
POT (Object England)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
ROMAN POT (Tag)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-229258
OBIB: report number 108651.02
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Created Date:		 08 Jan 2024