Taylor, C. and Sleap, J. (2005). Watching Brief at Heather Quarry. Network Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1118368. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Watching Brief at Heather Quarry
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Abstract:		 Due to the potential for early settlement shown by the desk-based assessment, a geophysical survey was commissioned by the client. This was undertaken along the eastern bank of the River Sence by Pre-Construct Geophysics in April 2005 (Bunn, 2005). The survey area was located to the west of the main quarry site. An area approximately 1. 1 km by 1 00m was surveyed in five blocks (Fields 1-5), forming a narrow strip along the eastern bank of the River Sence. The extraction area was stripped in three phases during July and August 2005. The project was overseen by a project manager. The watching brief was undertaken by one project supervisor over three visits on the 19th and 27th July and the 16th August 2005. The post excavation work was conducted in 2006 and 2007. The geophysical survey recorded a number of anomalies that were for the most part magnetically weak and discrete. These anomalies had the potential to possibly be archaeological, but were more likely to be natural deposits of mineral rich gravels, palaeochannels, land drains and buried services. No finds were retrieved from the watching brief. Groundworks within stripped Area 1 and the haul road yielded a low density of archaeological remains. Recorded remains were probably of early modern date, relating to land drainage or land management. The main feature in Area 1, ditch 003, appears to have acted as a possible drainage feature with at least one land drain ( drain 005) contemporary with it. The absence of any archaeological remains of significance reflects the previously undeveloped, agrarian nature of the area. The local area appears to have been poorly drained, with little other activity apart from land drainage and later coal mining towards the end of the 19" century. Previous archaeological desk based investigations in the locality found a similarly low level of activity, with the nearest known archaeology being at least 600m beyond the River Sence to the west of the site. The results of this watching brief combined with the general lack of findings in the desk based study area would appear to confirm a very low density of archaeological remains, with as yet no evidence of earlier prehistoric remains that had previously been suggested.
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Author:		 Chris Taylor
Julian Sleap
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Publisher:		 Network Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Parish: Heather
County: Leicestershire
District: North West Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 438575, 309433 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: networka2-522100
Report id: 524
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Created Date:		 11 Apr 2024