Aaronson, J. (2012). Tryhorn Field, St Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield, the London Borough of Bromley: An Archaeological Evaluation. Compass Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1020770. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Tryhorn Field, St Martin of Tours Church, Chelsfield, the London Borough of Bromley: An Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Compass Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Between 24th of July and the 10th of August 2012 an archaeological evaluation was conducted in Tryhorn Field, north of the Church of St Martin of Tours, Chelsfield prior to application by the PCC for the field to be converted into an extension of the present graveyard. The fieldwork was undertaken by Compass Archaeology after compilation of a desk-based assessment and recommendations from English Heritage. A total of 6 trial trenches were opened with a tracked machine in various locations across the field. In four of the trenches little of archaeological significance was encountered and natural clay and gravel deposits were exposed across the site. However, in the two most northern and western trenches the remains of a metalled surface containing large quantities of burnt and worked flint were exposed below the subsoil. It was decided that the nature and extent of this surface required further investigation and so four more test pits were dug to the east of, and between, trenches 1 and 2. Upon further investigation the surface in trench 2 was shown to continue up to the edge of a large feature containing water-lain deposits, and in the base, prehistoric pottery and a stone weight. The metalled surface was interpreted as a deliberate attempt to gain access to the edge of a large pond or watercourse, perhaps for agricultural purposes such as watering livestock, or, (because of the struck flint), as the site of local tool manufacturing. The burnt flint could possibly represent domestic or even industrial processes associated with the heating of water.
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Author:		 J Aaronson
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Publisher:		 Compass Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Tryhorn field, Chelsfield
Parish: ORPINGTON
District: Bromley
County: Greater London
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Tryhorn Field
Location - Auto Detected: Tours Church Chelsfield
Grid Reference: 548000, 164100 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 547900, 164100 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 548000, 164000 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 547900, 164000 (Easting, Northing)
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LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) Worked Flint (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Flint Surface (Monus)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) Pond / Watercourse (Monus)
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10th Of August 2012 (Auto Detected Temporal)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: compassa1-133557
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Note:		 Report of the results of the archaeological evaluation. Includes historical, archaeological, and topographical background of the site, details of the methodology used, photographs and descriptions of all trenches monitored, and brief conclusions reached.
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016