Gilmour, G. (2012). Ramsey Abbey, Cambridgeshire. Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Test pit Excavation. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge).

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Title:		 Ramsey Abbey, Cambridgeshire. Geophysical Survey and Archaeological Test pit Excavation
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 As part of a Young Roots project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, a geophysical survey and test pit archaeological excavation was carried out at Ramsey Abbey College, Cambridgeshire by Oxford Archaeology East with the permission of English Heritage. This aimed to shed some light on the layout of the principal buildings of Ramsey Abbey. Ramsey was a Benedictine Abbey and was one of the wealthiest medieval religious houses in Britain, known as 'Ramsey the Golden' and yet little is known of the original layout due to the total demolition of the monastery after the Dissolution. The geophysical survey and excavation were carried out primarily by pupils at Ramsey Abbey College, with adult volunteers and supervision from archaeologists at Oxford Archaeology East and geophysicists from Cranfield University. This survey revealed possible buildings to the east of Abbey House. The test pit excavation targeted geophysical anomalies to determine if they represented parts of the original Ramsey Abbey buildings. These test pits showed that if archaeology survives on the site (as suggested by the geophysics) it is buried by more then 0.60m of post-medieval demolition and levelling layers. Finds from the test pits shed some light on the medieval abbey, with pottery, ceramic and stone building material, painted glass, lead window came and vessel glass among the material recovered. Overall, the project has shown that it is extremely likely that at lest some major buildings were located to the east of Abbey House.
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Author:		 G Gilmour
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Abbey College, Ramsey
Parish: RAMSEY
District: Huntingdonshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey Abbey College
Location - Auto Detected: Abbey House
Location - Auto Detected: Britain
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey Abbey Ramsey
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey Abbey College Cambridgeshire
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey Abbey Cambridgeshire
Location - Auto Detected: Benedictine Abbey
Location - Auto Detected: Ramsey Abbey
Grid Reference: 529100, 285000 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CARVED OBJECT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MARINE MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Mortar (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOBACCO PIPE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEASURED SURVEY (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY (Event)
METAL DETECTING USE (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-129881
OBIB: Report No: 1368
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016