Woodward, P. (1977). Excavations at Pear Tree Farm, Elstow, Bedfordshire, 1976. Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal Volume 12 1977. Vol 12, Bedfordshire Archaeological Council. pp. 27-54.
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Excavations at Pear Tree Farm, Elstow, Bedfordshire, 1976 | ||
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Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal Volume 12 1977 | ||
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Bedfordshire Archaeology | ||
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12 | ||
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27 - 54 | ||
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The excavation of a cropmark complex, south of Elstow Abbey, at Pear Tree Farm (TL 050473), showed that by rapid mechanical stripping and a sampling of the exposed cropmark features, a fairly detailed assessment of their function and date could be made; and that this to some extent confirmed an initial interpretation of the cropmarks from aerial photographs. The only dating evidence for the site came from the pottery, and this in association with other finds and features showed evidence for small scale farming with domestic structures from the later Iron Age to the early Medieval period. Domestic and infield farming activities in the later Iron Age were represented by a series of pits, 'ring' ditches and a rectilinear enclosure. Continuity of this occupation into the Romano-British period was noted. Apart from a single grubenhaus-type feature, which could possibly be of Saxon date, the site was next used in the Early Medieval period (eleventh to twelfth centuries) where a series of parallel ditches and pits showed light industrial/stock farming activities. These were succeeded by a series of close boundary ditches laid off from what is now the A6, and which apparently ceased to be in use by the end of the twelfth century. A single beam slot outside a close boundary suggested the presence of a barn structure at this date. | ||
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1977 | ||
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28 Apr 2023 |
