Morris, B. W. and Walls, S. H. (2011). Guisseny Place Porthleven Cornwall Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Excavation. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1008629. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Guisseny Place Porthleven Cornwall Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Excavation
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Abstract:		 Archaeological monitoring took place at Guissney Place, Porthleven, Cornwall, in advance of the construction of 34 affordable homes. The topsoil strip revealed a series of historic field boundaries, most of which had been lost since 1995, and almost all of which formed a logical element of a field system. The place-name evidence suggests this field system was post-medieval in date, enclosing the major part of Torleven Down. A single slight and sinuous medieval ditch was also revealed, together with a small number of Prehistoric pits. These had all been heavily truncated by modern ploughing. One of the pits contained the base of a Bronze Age urn, and may represent the remains of a ploughed-out barrow. A group of four pits contained structured deposits of burnt material, including late Bronze Age pottery and quern fragments. These were radiocarbon dated to c.1120-910 cal BC, and were probably associated with a single wooden post. This had been removed and the post-hole sealed with a large flat stone, almost certainly as part of a 'closing rite'. The pottery, being a transitional form of Trevisker ware, is of inherent importance, as the only clear parallels for this material are to be found in the less securely dated Phase 5 deposits of the Bronze Age site at Gwithian..
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Author:		 Bryn W Morris
Samuel H Walls
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Publisher:		 South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Other Person/Org:		 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Country: England
Site: Gussiney Place, Torleven Road
Parish: PORTHLEVEN
Grid Reference: 163264, 26397 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Pottery (Monus)
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OASIS Id: southwes1-74708
OBIB: Report No.110314
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016