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Farmoor to Blunsdon Water Main, Oxfordshire and Swindon |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Significant discoveries were made along the pipeline route at sites within Oxfordshire and Swindon, ranging in date from the Mesolithic through to the Anglo-Saxon periods. At Filchampstead, Oxfordshire, evidence of Iron Age settlement was identified, including a probable burnt box within a ditch. More limited activity dating to the Early Roman and medieval periods was also present on the same site. At Kingston Hill, Oxfordshire, traces of Mid-Saxon enclosures were present. The majority of the features were medieval paddocks Duxford Farm, Oxfordshire, included a concentration of Middle Neolithic pits, a Middle Iron Age trackway and a small number of associated features. Most features dated to the Roman period including a re-alignment of the trackway, with adjoining field boundaries and a curvilinear ditch. At Pennyswick Farm, Oxfordshire, a medieval or post-medieval feature was found. Initial analysis suggests that this may have been the remains of a stock pen, possibly of timber and cob construction. A significant concentration Mesolithic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds came from an Oxfordshire field near Appleton, recorded during the watching brief. In Swindon, a site at Broad Blunsdon included a Roman ditch and pit, an Anglo-Saxon pit and a number of undated quarry pits |
Author: |
Jonathan Hart
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Oxfordshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Farmoor to Blunsdon Water Main |
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DIDCOT |
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West Oxfordshire |
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Oxfordshire |
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England |
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Appleton |
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Broad Blunsdon |
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Swindon |
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Kingston Hill Oxfordshire |
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Duxford Farm Oxfordshire |
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Pennyswick Farm Oxfordshire |
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Oxfordshire |
Grid Reference: 445100, 207900 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 414700, 190200 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-133800 |
OBIB: |
Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design. CA report 11201 |
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |