Rathbone, S. and Stoakley, M. (2012). Archaeological Evaluation at Proposed Farm Office, Land at Butchers Hill Farm, Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1022751. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at Proposed Farm Office, Land at Butchers Hill Farm, Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In May 2012 Archaeological Solutions Limited (AS) carried out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Butchers Hill Farm, Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely CB6 1ST (NGR TL 5301 9101; Figs. 1-2). The evaluation was undertaken in compliance with a planning condition attached to planning approval for the redevelopment of the site comprising the proposed construction of a new farm office with a car park and associated access (East Cambs DC Ref. 12/00163/FUL). The site lies in an area of archaeological potential within a rural location some 4.5km to the north west of Littleport. It lies NW of Wisbech Road, close to Butchers Hill Farm to the NW. The Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record records the presence of late Bronze Age (CHER MCB5189), Iron Age (CHER NCB10284) and Roman settlement remains (CHER NCB10285) and metal detecting of the higher ground to the NE has revealed Bronze Age, Roman and medieval finds (CHER MCB15276). An archaeological evaluation in 2009 in advance of the construction of a new agricultural store close to the existing farm buildings revealed an undated ditch and a tree-throw. Roman salt-working sites lie close by to the north of the farm, associated with the former tidal reaches of the Old Croft River, and further lodes or canals likely extended southwards from the Old Croft tributaries to take water to the salt evaporation tanks on areas of higher ground. In the event the evaluation revealed no archaeological features or finds.
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Author:		 S Rathbone
Megan Stoakley ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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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: Proposed Farm Office, Land at Butchers Hill Farm, Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely CB6 1ST.
Parish: LITTLEPORT
District: East Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Old Croft
Location - Auto Detected: Butchers Hill Farm Wisbech Road Littleport Ely
Location - Auto Detected: Old Croft River
Location - Auto Detected: Wisbech Road
Location - Auto Detected: Littleport
Location - Auto Detected: Butchers Hill Farm
Grid Reference: 553010, 291010 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
2009 (Auto Detected Temporal)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
Late Bronze Age Cher Mcb5189 Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-168568
OBIB: Report Number: 4085
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016