Heitor, J. (2023). Land at Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117487. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 14no. 50m by 2m trenches. This represents a 3% sample of the 4.79ha portion of the site which is earmarked for development, and includes trenches targeting the location of the enclosure identified by the geophysical survey in the western portion of the Site. The rest of the trenches were located to provide a representative sample of the development area while also targeting geophysical anomalies in that part of the site. In June 2023, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land at Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland. A total of 14 trenches were excavated across the 4.79ha part of the site consented for development, equating to a 3% sample. Trenches were also positioned to investigate a rectilinear geophysical anomaly interpreted as a likely enclosure located in the western part of the site, in an area likely to be subject to tree planting. The fieldwork results confirmed those of a preceding geophysical survey, with the rectilinear anomaly correlating with ditches crossing trenches 13 and 14. These produced pottery dating to the Middle to Late Iron Age. A quern stone fragment and an assemblage of animal bone was also recovered, including bone commonly associated with waste from the early stages of the butchery process. Cropmarks recorded by the HER to the west of the site suggest that the enclosure formed part of a wider field/ enclosure system. The presence of the quern stone fragment and evidence for early-stage butchery waste further suggests that the enclosure was located in relative proximity to domestic and/or food processing areas. The remains of several blocks of ridge and furrow were recorded across the site, corresponding to anomalies identified by the preceding geophysical survey and LiDAR data. Former field boundary ditches identified by the geophysical survey and visible on historic mapping and LiDAR imagery were also observed in trenches 6 and 9. Based on historic mapping the features were dated to between 1888 - 1967.
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Author:		 Joao Heitor
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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District: Rutland
Parish: Oakham
County: Rutland
Country: England
Grid Reference: 484669, 308429 (Easting, Northing)
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EVALUATION (Event)
IRON AGE SHERD (Tag)
RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW (Tag)
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RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-521918
Report id: MK0918_1
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Created Date:		 12 Feb 2024