Coleman, S. and Keir, W. (2012). King's Wood (South-West Lafarge Component), Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1024868. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 King's Wood (South-West Lafarge Component), Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Walk-Over Survey
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 King's Wood, Heath and Reach, is the largest surviving ancient woodland in Bedfordshire and is of exceptional nature conservation interest. It is surrounded by a substantial medieval woodbank and archaeological survey across much of the wood in February 2007 identified further internal woodbank divisions and evidence for extensive historic quarrying and associated access tracks However, not all of the woodland was available for investigation at this time, in particular the compartment in the south-west corner. Subsequently Lafarge Aggregates Ltd have obtained a Higher Level Stewardship Agreement for the holding known as King's Wood and Rammamere Heath (Natural England Agreement Number AG00307106) which includes the south-west compartment of King's Wood: the Agreement includes the provision for an archaeological walk-over survey of this compartment. At the request of Chiltern Forestry and Natural England the Central Bedfordshire Council Archaeology Team prepared a Brief for the survey. Albion Archaeology was subsequently commissioned to undertake the work. The survey recorded further stretches of the external woodbank, which is very substantial along the western side but less so along the southern edge of the wood where it is also more meandering and has suffered greater damage. Portions of two significant parallel internal woodbanks aligned north-south were mapped in the eastern part of the compartment. In addition various modern drainage gullies and quarry hollows or pits were noted, mostly towards the north of the compartment. However, the most unusual feature lies in the south-eastern corner of the compartment - a stretch of substantial hollow-way cutting across and through a slight ridge but whose presence in the context of the wood is difficult to explain.
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Author:		 S Coleman
Wesley Keir
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: King's Wood, Heath and Reach
Parish: HEATH AND REACH
District: Central Bedfordshire
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Chiltern Forestry
Location - Auto Detected: Kings Wood
Grid Reference: 492340, 229600 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HOLLOW WAY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) QUARRY (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WOOD BANK (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-120593
OBIB: 2012/60
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016