Title: |
Watersmeet, Mill Common, Huntingdon. An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment |
Number of Pages: |
27 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
The site was found to lie in a location of key significance during several periods. The riverside position not only represented a favourable location for settlement in a general sense, but the use of the area as a river crossing from the Roman period onwards, meant that the site was likely to contain Roman remains. The site which may have been within a Danish Burh, was certainly within the core of the subsequent Late Saxon town and may also have been within a 'lost' bailey of the Norman castle. Modern land use may well have removed remains in several areas including the western end of the site, and a degree of damage may have occurred resulting from the construction of a railway/A14 embankment and through landscaping for the construction of the house 'Watersmeet'. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Paul Spoerry
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Publisher: |
Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit
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Year of Publication: |
1999
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Danish Burh |
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Subjects / Periods: |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1999
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: WATERSMEET, MILL COMMON, HUNTINGDON Study area: Investigation type: Desk-based District: Huntingdonshire Monument: Ngr: TL23987136 Parish: Huntingdon and Godmanchester, Huntingdon Postcode: PE186AS
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |