| Title: |
Evaluation at Walker's Heath, Icknield Street, King's Norton, Birmingham and Wythall, Worcestershire |
| Number of Pages: |
50 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation, involving a documentary search, a walkover survey, geophysical survey and trial trenching, was carried out at a proposed development site, which was bounded on the west by Icknield Street, a Roman road. Within the site itself, an undated linear cropmark, a disused post-medieval claypit and a post-medieval farmhouse, barn and cartshed had been recorded. During the walkover survey, it was noted that ridge and furrow earthworks were present across the whole site. The geophysical survey detected ridge and furrow, land drains and field drains. During trial trenching, a prehistoric flint blade was recovered, and 13th-14th century deposits indicating settlement activity were revealed. No obvious medieval structural elements were observed, but the deposits contained a large quantity of pottery, principally representing cooking pots. A small area of a pebble surface and a number of shallow gullies were noted. A number of undated tree holes were interpreted as evidence of woodland clearance, perhaps occurring in the earlier medieval period. An infilled hollow along the eastern side of the site was interpreted as the former line of Gay Hill Lane, corresponding with the Tithe map of 1840. It was recommended that the medieval pottery should be subject to detailed analysis and publication. [AIP] |
| Author: |
R Edwards
Robin Jackson
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| Publisher: |
Worcestershire County Council Historic Environment & Archaeology Service
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Wythall Worcestershire |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Icknield Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Gay Hill Lane |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 13th14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: WALKER'S HEATH, ICKNIELD STREET, KING'S NORTON, BIRMINGHAM AND WYTHALL, WORCESTERSHIRE
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Bromsgrove
Monument: [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), GULLY. Medieval (1066-1540), LANE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CART SHED. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CLAY PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DRAIN. Modern (1901-present), FARMHOUSE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FARMHOUSE. BARN CAR
Ngr: SP05707780
Parish: Wythall, King's Norton
Postcode: B38 0BB
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
