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Land south of Penwald Court, Peakirk, Peterborough |
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Witham Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological trial trench evaluation was undertaken on land south of Penwald Court, Peakirk, Peterbrough. The project was required as a condition of planning permission (Application 16/02075/FUL) granted by Peterborough City Council for a residential development. The site lies in an archaeologically sensitive area, approximately 40 metres south and west of the line of the ancient watercourse known as the Car Dyke and on the southern outskirts of Peakirk, a settlement with origins as an eight century hermitage founded by St Pega. Ring ditches and enclosures of possible prehistoric date are also known from cropmarks in areas to the east of the proposed development. The Car Dyke is a linear watercourse which extends from the River Cam in Cambridgeshire northwards along the Fen Edge to the Witham Valley east of Lincoln. Interpretation of the function of the monument varies but it is generally thought to represent a canal, possibly used as part of system of land drainage during the Roman period. Seven trenches were excavated, amounting to approximately 4% of the proposed development area. The distribution and size of trenches was significantly influenced by the presence of standing buildings, live services and a variety of obstructions. Thick deposits containing modern material were recorded over the central and eastern parts of the site and indicate recent disposal of waste material. Any archaeological remains originally present in these areas are unlikely to have survived. Natural deposits were exposed along the full lengths of two trenches located on the northwest part of the site, but contained no archaeological remains. |
Author: |
Neil Jefferson
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Publisher: |
Witham Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Peterborough City Council HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Land south of Penwald Court |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
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Peterborough |
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PEAKIRK |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 516720, 306012 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
withamar1-302660 |
OBIB: |
228 |
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A4 Com Bound
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Created Date: |
05 Apr 2018 |