Hart, J. (2016). Kingston Farm, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire: Archaeological Excavation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042924. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Kingston Farm, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire: Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in May 2015 at the request CGF Ltd at Kingston Farm, Bradford-on-Avon. The earliest remains comprised a single flint probably dropped by hunter-gatherers in the Mesolithic or Early Neolithic periods. The earliest cut feature on site was a pit which contained mammal bones, perhaps the remains of a feast, one of which produced a Middle Bronze Age radiocarbon date. A small assemblage of residual Middle Bronze Age pottery and Bronze Age flints was recovered from later deposits, mostly in the vicinity of the Bronze Age pit. The majority of features related to an Iron Age settlement. This seems to have originated in the Early Iron Age when several post-built structures were constructed within an open settlement. These may have included granaries and a rectangular building, perhaps a dwelling comparable to and contemporary with a similar rectangular building found at Budbury Hillfort, 1.2km to the west. These structures seem to have been deliberately dismantled to allow for the establishment of a rectilinear ditched enclosure, dateable to the Early to Middle Iron Age. Although this enclosure contained only a few pits and postholes, the quantity of finds from its fills suggests that it was the setting for occupation, although no dwellings were identified. The latest phase of Iron Age activity also dated to the Early to Middle Iron Age and comprised an enclosed roundhouse settlement. Although this was only partially exposed within the site, the settings of at least two roundhouses were found, along with pits, all bounded by a curvilinear ditch. The alignment of the latter seems to have influenced that of a boundary ditch set out in the Early Roman period, although the function of the Roman ditch is unclear as it was found along the very edge of the site.
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Author:		 Jonathan Hart
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Kingston Farm
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: BRADFORD ON AVON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 383500, 160750 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHALE BRACELET (Find)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) GRAVE (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PITS AND POSTHOLES (Monus)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-282645
OBIB: 16473
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017