Title: |
Proposed 12-Bed Care For Life Unit, Foxholes Nursing Home, Pirton Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. |
Number of Pages: |
12 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
The archaeological monitoring and recording of groundworks associated with the construction of a care unit located to the north of Foxholes Nursing Home was undertaken in order to fulfil a condition upon planning permission. The development was inside a former post-medieval walled garden. The majority of features observed were associated with this garden. These included a possible water feature, tree or shrub hollows and brick footings. Of particular note were two rows of nine pits, the remains of tree hollows which lined a path through the garden. A pit contained pottery sherds of Mid/Late Iron Age-2nd century AD date. This may have been related to a Roman cemetery discovered in the Kitchen Garden at Foxholes in the early 19th century. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
David J Bescoby
Tom Vaughan
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Publisher: |
Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication: |
1998
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Foxholes |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Foxholes Nursing Home |
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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LATE IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Early 19th Century Auadp (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: PROPOSED 12-BED CARE FOR LIFE UNIT, FOXHOLES NURSING HOME, PIRTON ROAD, HITCHIN Study area: 0.25ha Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: North Hertfordshire Monument: WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Modern (1901-present), PIT. Undated, PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Iron Age, DITCH. Undated Ngr: TL17302910 Parish: Postcode: SG5 2EN
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |