Magnetometry Data and Interpretation from a Survey of Land West of Marston Lane, Frome, Somerset, 2022
Archaeological Surveys Ltd, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117198. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
This collection comprises raw, processed, and interpreted data from a Magnetometry Survey on Land West of Marston Lane, Frome, Somerset. The survey was carried out by Archaeological Surveys Ltd October 2022.
Detailed magnetometry was carried out over 11ha within four fields using a hand-pushed, cart-based system of 5 magnetometers, spaced 0.5m apart collecting data at 20Hz. The survey located many anomalies associated with formerly mapped field boundaries, land drains, infilled ponds, agricultural activity and widespread magnetic debris. Each of the survey areas also contained positive linear, discrete or amorphous responses, which generally lack a coherent morphology. It is possible that some relate to cut ditch-like or pit-like features, while others may be associated with agricultural activity, land drainage or naturally formed features.
