Webster, M. (2014). Test-Pitting and Watching Brief at the Gothic Folly, Wimpole Park, Cambridgeshire. Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire: Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge). https://doi.org/10.5284/1029453. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Test-Pitting and Watching Brief at the Gothic Folly, Wimpole Park, Cambridgeshire
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1029453
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The Folly (a Grade 2* Listed Building) was originally constructed as a 'Gothick sham ruin' during the late 1760s, following a design by Sanderson Miller. It stands on Johnson's Hill in the North Park of Wimpole estate, with panoramic views across the estate, house and gardens. As a result of the archaeological work, numerous features and deposits (some of which were unexpected finds) associated with the original construction and later use of the Folly have been revealed and recorded in-situ. Notable elements include the discovery of the original brick courtyard surface surviving beneath soil and vegetation within the Folly, along with several brick pathways and entranceways that provided access to the interior of the Folly and towards the three towers. The remains of the west end of a former wall shown on contemporary drawings of the Folly were also identified. Evidence associated with the conversion of the South Tower for domestic use in the 19th century was revealed, including pathways, two external stairways and a terraced area, which gave access to upper storeys in the tower. Later additions to the Folly also include the foundations of a series of buildings or rooms that may be the remains of 19th or early 20th century dog kennels, presumably built during the time when the Head Game Keeper occupied the South Tower.
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Author:		 M Webster
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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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: Wimpole Hall
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Parish: WIMPOLE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 533470, 252050 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) METALWORK (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUILDING (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BURIED LAND SURFACE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FOLLY (Monument Type England)
MEASURED SURVEY (Event)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY (Event)
TEST PIT (Event)
METAL DETECTING USE (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar3-183205
OBIB: report number 1633
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Note:		 A4 paper bound
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URI: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/2089/
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018