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Fugglestone Red, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by the Pegasus Planning Group, acting on behalf of their client, Persimmon Homes, to undertake an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Fugglestone Red. The proposed Scheme will entail a new mixed use, residential-led development with provision for c.1250 houses. Despite the location of the Site (surrounded by a rich archaeological landscape) only 8 of the 74 trenches contained archaeological features in the form of 6 undated probable field boundary ditches and 2 small undated pits (or ditch terminals). The finds recovered consisted of two utilised flint flakes, one of Neolithic and one of Bronze Age date and a single sherd of post-medieval pottery. No remains of the two Bronze Age barrows or the course of the Roman road were revealed. Although the programme of investigation was primarily aimed at assessing whether any archaeological remains of significance might be present on the Site and therefore comprised only a targeted 1% sample of the 72 ha footprint, nevertheless, throughout the whole of the two week fieldwork programme very little artefact evidence was recovered from the plough soil or form the upcast trench arisings. It is therefore thought likely that the 1% sample is genuinely representative of the archaeological potential of the Site, as indeed the majority of the geophysical survey results, also appear to confirm. |
Author: |
S Thompson
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Publisher: |
Wessex 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: |
2012
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Locations: |
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Fugglestone Red Buildings |
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Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
Parish: |
SALISBURY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 411487, 132508 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-125515 |
OBIB: |
79602.02 |
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A4 Bound client report
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Created Date: |
25 Sep 2017 |