Data from an Archaeological Monitoring at Grove Farm, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, 2018-2019 (HS2 Phase One)
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1119021
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Introduction
This collection comprises images and an interim report from archaeological monitoring conducted by INFRA Archaeology on land at Grove Farm, near Wendover, Buckinghamshire. The monitoring consisted of two phases; one in September 2018 for the construction of an area of hard standing for an enabling works compound, and another in November to December 2019 for the construction of a haul road.
Project Summary
The monitoring forms part of Phase One of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project, which will involve the construction of a new railway approximately 230km (143 miles) in length between London and the West Midlands. Powers for the construction, operation and maintenance of Phase One are conferred by the High-Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017.
The aim of the Archaeological Monitoring was to confirm the presence/absence and potential extent of any surviving archaeological remains within the stripped overburden of Site. This was to ensure the enabling works did not impact on the archaeological resource.
A total of c.0.14ha was stripped of topsoil where areas of hard standing were to be located for the enabling works. No archaeological features or finds were revealed during the monitoring in either phases due to the archaeological horizon not being reached during the groundworks. Regardless the archive presented here would be beneficial to any further work as it provides examples of the area's geology and minimum depth of the archaeological horizon.
Reuse Value Statement
No archaeological features or finds were revealed during the monitoring in either phases due to the archaeological horizon not being reached during the groundworks. Regardless the archive presented here would be beneficial to any further work as it provides examples of the area’s geology and minimum depth of the archaeological horizon.
