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Archaeological Evaluation (Stage 1.2) of Land South of Top Barn Farm, Holt, Worcestershire |
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Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Fieldwork forming part of an ongoing evaluation was undertaken on land 500m south of Top Barn Farm, Worcestershire (NGR SO 8300 6135). The project was commissioned by Entec UK, on behalf of Tarmac Western Ltd, who wish to explore the possibility of extending their existing quarry at Church Farm into two adjacent fields (the Evaluation Area). Both fields are known to contain archaeological remains (WCM 4507 and 4511), and the northern field (WCM 4507) is presently a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM HERE and WORCS 209). The aim of this stage of the evaluation was to apply two methods of archaeological prospection (fieldwalking and metal-detecting) and an element of topographical survey. The fieldwalking produced slight evidence for early prehistoric activity in the form of two worked flints, which may be comparable in date to a Neolithic arrowhead found during salvage recording in 1991. All three flints were isolated finds, and probably represent separate visits by individuals or small groups. No artefacts of Bronze Age or Iron Age date were recovered, although some of the cropmarks and geophysical anomalies previously identified in the Evaluation Area may be Iron Age, in addition to nine pits of Iron Age date identified during the 1991 salvage recording. Clearer evidence of Roman settlement was recovered in the form of 160 sherds of Roman pottery. Taken together with cropmarks and geophysical anomolies, the evidence suggests a farmstead of modest size and status set within a landscape of fields and tracks. Later artefacts in the fieldwalking assemblage and the abraded condition of the Roman pottery indicated intermittent cultivation in the medieval and post-medieval periods, and more intensive modern cultivation. |
Author: |
E Darch
D Miller
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Publisher: |
Worcestershire Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2003
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Land south of Top Barn Farm |
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Worcestershire |
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Malvern Hills |
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HOLT |
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England |
Grid Reference: 383000, 261350 (Easting, Northing)
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fieldsec1-241442 |
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Report 1165 |
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06 Nov 2017 |