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An Archaeological Evaluation on Land adjacent to Stygate Lane, Pickwell, Leicestershire |
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University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was carried out in February 2017 by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) on behalf of Intelligent Environment Ltd. on land adjacent to Stygate Lane, Pickwell, Leicestershire. The fieldwork was undertaken as part of a pre-planning enquiry for a proposed bio-digester and access road. The scheme of archaeological evaluation took the form of 39 trial trenches excavated down to archaeological deposits or natural ground. The evaluation revealed archaeological activity in two areas, at the east of site close to the A606 along the proposed access road, and in the west of the site within the main proposed digester site itself. In the former area, Iron Age activity including a roundhouse and several other features was exposed. Just to the east of this was a concentration of Roman material and several stone structures which are likely to form part of a range of buildings of a villa complex. In the west of the proposed site further evidence was produced of another area of Iron Age activity with two ditches producing occupation material. The site archive will be deposited with Leicestershire County Council under the accession number X.A8.2017 |
Author: |
Wayne Jarvis
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Publisher: |
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Site: |
Land adjacent to Stygate Lane, Pickwell |
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Leicestershire |
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Melton |
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SOMERBY |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 480500, 312400 (Easting, Northing)
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universi1-298995 |
OBIB: |
ULAS Report No 2017-033 |
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Developer Report A4 pdf
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Created Date: |
02 May 2018 |