Title: |
Land at Sherborne House, Lechlade, Gloucestershire: Preliminary Report on an Archaeological Excavation (Report No. 97491) |
Number of Pages: |
24 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
The preliminary findings of the excavation helped to elucidate the use and development of the study area, which appeared to have started in the early prehistoric period, with intensification during the Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon periods. The earliest occupation evidence, indicated by 3 round houses, was provisionally dated to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age. Middle to Late Iron Age settlement was alluded to by the development of boundary ditches and the density of storage pits. No direct evidence of Romano-British activity was identified, suggesting the study area probably lay within peripheral fields and enclosures associated with the known villa complex at Roughground Farm 1 km to the north. Evidence of early Anglo-Saxon occupation was indicated by six sunken-features buildings, a possible post-built hall, pits and linear ditches. From a local perspective, the identification of the settlement was highly significant, particularly as only one early Saxon building had previously been identified within Gloucestershire. Furthermore, the identification of the settlement within close proximity to the early Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Butler's Field suggested the evidence of Saxon occupation was potentially of national importance. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Clifford Bateman
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
1997
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Gloucestershire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Roughground Farm |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Butlers Field |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Sherborne House Lechlade Gloucestershire |
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Subjects / Periods: |
EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Late Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
EARLY IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Early Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
LATE BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LAND AT SHERBORNE HOUSE, LECHLADE Study area: 0.5 ha Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: Cotswold Monument: BOUNDARY DITCH. Middle Iron Age, ROUNDHOUSE. Late Bronze Age, ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC). Early Iron Age, BUILDING. Early Medieval (410-1066), GRUBENHAUS. Early Medieval (410-1066), PIT. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Early Medieval (410-1066), PIT. Late Ngr: SU21269974 Parish: Lechlade Postcode: GL7 3AN
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |