Data from a Trial Trenching at Thorpe Rough, Bascote, Long Itchington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, 2017-2023 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., AOC Archaeology Group, Connect Archaeology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5284/1126685. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
This collection comprises of text, images, spreadsheets, GIS data and site records from an archaeological evaluation carried out by Connect Archaeology in November 2017 on land at Thorpe Rough, which is located south of Bascote Heath, to the west of Southam, in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire (NGR SP 39489 62462).
Project Summary
The trial trenching was required to help identify the location, extent, survival and significance of known and potential heritage assets which may be affected by the proposed scheme. The objective of the investigation was to gain information about the archaeological potential of the site to contribute to Specific Objectives set out in the Generic Written Scheme of Investigation:
- Can we identify regional patterns in the form and location of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements across the route, and are there associated differences in landscape organisation and enclosure?
- Identify evidence for late Roman occupation and attempt to identify any continuity in settlement patterns between the end of the Romano-British period and the Early Medieval period;
- Identify the location and form of Early and Middle Saxon settlement and land use.
Re-Use Value Statement
The evaluation met its primary objective, which was to determine, as far as reasonably possible, the nature of the archaeological resource within the site. There is little potential for further archaeological works at this site, although consideration should be given to surveying the relatively well-preserved ridge and furrow earthworks at its eastern end if they are to be impacted to any significant degree by the development. Due to the lack of archaeological features present at this site there will be no recommendation for formal publication of the results.
