Swales, C. (2015). Land at Hall Lane, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1048784. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Hall Lane, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A total of seven trenches were excavated measuring between 30 m and 15 m in length. Trenches targeted anomalies of archaeological potential identified by geophysical survey of the proposed development area. The evaluation demonstrated a correlation between the results of the geophysical survey and the features identified through excavation. The geophysical survey identified a rectilinear enclosure in the west with further parallel ditches identified to the east. A second identified enclosure was also visible as a depression in the field. The archaeological evaluation has demonstrated that the enclosure ditches can be loosely assigned to two distinct phases of activity: Phase 1 - The eastern limits of an enclosure was identified within Trenches 3, 4 and also identified within Trench 7 where it was recorded as turning on an east to west aligned alignment. Pottery recovered from the fills of this ditch is primarily Iron Age in date. This feature was not visible as a depression on the current land surface also suggesting some antiquity to the feature. Similarly aligned features identified by the geophysical survey and also identified in Trench 3 are likely to be of a similar date and represent part of an Iron Age field system. Phase 2 - The corner of a large enclosure was identified within Trench 2 and within Trench 5, where it turned on an east to west alignment and extended into Trench 1. The ditch was 5.5 m wide within Trench 1 with a gradual slope to its southern face. The northern face was much steeper suggesting the ditch acted as a boundary to stop movement beyond this northern face. Pottery recovered from the fills of the ditch are primarily medieval and post-medieval with the feature itself still visible as a depression on the current land surface.
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Author:		 Chris Swales
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land at Hall Lane
County: Leicestershire
District: Harborough
Parish: ULLESTHORPE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 450620, 287940 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) MAMMAL REMAINS (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-222374
OBIB: 110620
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Note:		 A4 comb bound report
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Created Date:		 31 Jul 2018