Barker, B. (2010). Land West of Broadmead Road, Stewartby, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1007432. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land West of Broadmead Road, Stewartby, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A planning application (97/01163/OUT) has been granted for a mixed residential and employment development on land to the north of Stewartby. The initial phase of archaeological work was carried out on the employment area as the proposed development is to commence on this part of the scheme first. Albion Archaeology undertook the excavation of 14 trial trenches between 31st August and 3rd September 2010 in line with a brief prepared by the Historic Environment Team. Two of the trenches contained the remains of late Iron Age activity. This comprised a small pit and a heavily truncated ditch. Six randomly distributed postholes were also identified in the vicinity of the pit, and may also date to the late Iron Age. Two other trenches contained an undated shallow ditch and a post-medieval pit. Traces of N-S aligned furrows were identified in eight of the trenches. Given the extensive loss of land around Stewartby due to mineral extraction, the discovery of late Iron Age remains at the site has some limited value due to their rarity. However, intrinsically, the remains uncovered by the trial trenching probably do not represent significant activity of Iron Age or later date and, therefore, further investigations at the site are unlikely to contribute to the understanding of landscape development and settlement patterns in the area.
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Author:		 B Barker
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Bedford Borough HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Land west of Broadmead Road, Stewartby
Parish: STEWARTBY
District: Bedford
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 502087, 242971 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Furrows (Monus)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-81769
OBIB: 2010/82
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016