Boyer, P. (2006). An Archaeological Evaluation at Old Mill House Estate, Old Mill Lane, Cowley, Uxbridge, London Borough of Hillingdon. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1016448. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Evaluation at Old Mill House Estate, Old Mill Lane, Cowley, Uxbridge, London Borough of Hillingdon
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 During April 2006, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd. carried out an archaeological evaluation at the Old Mill Estate, Old Mill Lane, Cowley, Uxbridge, London Borough of Hillingdon. Four trial trenches measuring between 7m and 16m in length, by 1.6m to 1.8m in width were excavated at locations across the site. In all trenches the earliest deposit was a natural layer of poorly sorted gravel. In trenches 3 and 4 this was overlain by a layer of alluvial clay, which in turn was overlain by deposits of reworked alluvium and capped by modern topsoil. In trenches 1 and 2 the natural gravel was overlain by a recent horticultural soil and capped with modern topsoil and a concrete slab. In Trench 1 the natural gravel was cut by a shallow, NE-SW aligned gully, which itself was cut by a smaller gully on a slightly different alignment. Towards the eastern end of the trench a very shallow, irregular feature, probably a heavily truncated tree bole was identified, also cut into the gravel. None of the features produced any dateable finds and all were sealed by the horticultural soil. In Trench 2 another NE-SW aligned gully was recorded. This was narrow and very shallow and produced no dateable finds. It was sealed by the horticultural soil. At the southeastern end of the trench a pit containing an animal burial was cut through the topsoil and sealed by the concrete slab. This was clearly of very recent origin and not fully excavated. Trenches 3 and 4 produced no archaeological finds or features. Overall the evaluation revealed no archaeological features apart from those in Trenches 1 and 2, and the dating and function of these was not entirely clear, apart from the modern animal burial. Extensive stripping of the site for industrial and horticultural usage during the later post-medieval period appears to have removed all traces of any earlier archaeological deposits, had any ever been present.
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Author:		 Peter Boyer
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2006
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Site: Old Mill House Estate, Old Mill Lane, Cowley
Parish: UXBRIDGE
District: Hillingdon
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Old Mill Estate Old Mill Lane Cowley Uxbridge London
Location - Auto Detected: Hillingdon Four
Grid Reference: 505100, 181820 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL BURIAL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Gullies (Monus)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) GULLY (Monument Type England)
April 2006 (Auto Detected Temporal)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-14729
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016