Mordue, J. (2014). Archaeological Evaluation at Great Wilbraham Solar Farm, Cambridgeshire. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1028076. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at Great Wilbraham Solar Farm, Cambridgeshire
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in June 2014 at the proposed site of Great Wilbraham Solar Farm, Cambridgeshire. Thirty trenches were excavated. Two circular cropmarks, interpreted as possible Bronze Age barrows, are visible within the northern end of the site. These features were not sampled by the evaluation, as they will be excluded from the development footprint. further possible archaeological features, including possible pits, were also visible as cropmarks. The evaluation recorded a small number of ditches and pits, all of which (with the exception of one modern pit) were undated artefactually. There was no clear evidence for features associated with the possible Bronze Age barrows. The absence of artefactual material suggests that the site was not a focus of activity, either residential or ceremonial. The ditches and pits at the site were generally too ephemeral and dispersed to be interpreted meaningfully. The Second Edition Ordnance Survey map (1903) shows a chalk pit at the north-eastern corner of the site, and a series of large pits recorded by the evaluation may represent similar post-medieval/modern quarrying activity. It is also possible that some or all of the more minor pits resulted from smaller-scale chalk extraction, although the date of this activity is unknown. It should be noted that a cluster of Neolithic quarry pits was previously discovered some 800m south of the evaluation site. Correspondence between the evaluation and the cropmarks was limited. It is likely that the majority of the cropmarks were natural in nature.
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Author:		 J Mordue
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: Great Wilbraham Solar Farm
Parish: GREAT WILBRAHAM
District: South Cambridgeshire
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 557120, 255620 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
2014 (Auto Detected Temporal)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-187676
OBIB: Report No. 14267
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016