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Survey Report for Land north-east of Wenthill Plantation, Darrington, West Yorkshire (1999)
Title: Land north-east of Wenthill Plantation, Darrington, West Yorkshire. Geophysical Survey Filename: wpd.pdf (286 kB) Description: A geophysical survey, covering an area of c. 8 hectares, was carried out along the ridge north-east of Wenthill Plantation. Aerial photographs show a concentration of cropmarks both on the site and to the north and south. Limited fieldwalking has recovered sherds of high status Roman pottery from the site. It was therefore considered possible that there may be a Roman villa within the area investigated. The gradiometer survey has identified anomalies caused by infilled ditches which form a system of ancient land division and enclosure which extends along the whole length of the survey area. Numerous isolated discrete anomalies have also been identified. Although some probably have a geological origin many are thought to be caused by archaeological features such as pits, post-holes or other features indicative of human activity/occupation. There is also evidence for ridge and furrow ploughing and of geological features. No definite evidence for a villa has been identified from this geophysical survey. |
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