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An Archaeological Field Evaluation At Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby, Derbyshire |
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University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological field evaluation was carried out by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) in advance of a proposed Media Centre at Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby, Derbyshire (NGR: SK 36330 36880). The work was undertaken on the 18th - 19th May 2015 on managed grass land used by spectators at Cricket matches. The study area comprised the 30m x 9m footprint for the proposed Media Centre. The area is situated on the north side of the Cricket ground between the Falcons Stand and a Marquee. It is possible that the area has been previously landscaped and it is crossed by a number of services running east to west. It was therefore decided to position the trench immediately north of the proposed building where no services were detected. This area of Derby is very rich in Roman Archaeology. A fort at Strutts Park was constructed in around AD 50 on the west side of the Derwent. Another Fort was then constructed on the east side of the River Derwent around AD 75 to 80 at Little Chester. The study area lies 600m to the south-east of Little Chester Fort. A third settlement (vicus) founded around AD 90 at Derby Racecourse has also provided evidence of Roman and Iron age archaeology. This lies approximately 370m to the north of the proposed building, now a Scheduled Monument. The nearest archaeological evidence to the site is an Iron-Age Pit alignment revealed by evaluation trenching just 70m away. The evaluation consisted of a 24m long trench running east to west. This revealed a series of ditches running north to south and containing Romano-British pottery and part of a Roman ceramic roof tile (tegula). Two narrow gullies or possibly beam slots running north-east to south-west containing a small amount of abraded pottery were also identified. No evidence was found for ploughing, and the truncated nature of the features could be attributed to landscaping associated with the Cricket Club. |
Author: |
J Patrick
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Publisher: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Derbyshire County Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby |
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DERBY |
District: |
Derby |
County: |
Derbyshire |
Country: |
England |
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River Derwent |
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Little Chester |
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Strutts Park |
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Derby |
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Cricket |
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Cricket Club |
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Derby Racecourse |
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Derbyshire |
Grid Reference: 436330, 336880 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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18th 19th May 2015 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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universi1-244598 |
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |