Children, G. and Crooks, K. (2018). Archaeological Observation for Matthew Davies Esq Concerning a Proposed Free Range Chicken Unit Wytheford House Wytheford Shawbury Shropshire. Border Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1049280. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Archaeological Observation for Matthew Davies Esq Concerning a Proposed Free Range Chicken Unit Wytheford House Wytheford Shawbury Shropshire
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. Licence Type:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1049280
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Border Archaeology Ltd (BA) was instructed by Matthew Davies Esq to carry out Archaeological Observation of topsoil stripping operations for the construction of a free-range chicken shed on land at Wytheford House Wytheford Shawbury Shropshire. The site lies within an area of recorded cropmark features of probable Iron Age or Romano-British date. No deposits or features of archaeological significance were present on the site. Removal of topsoil revealed the natural deposits, with evidence for land-drainage and plough-scars indicative of intensive cultivation. Comparison of the present landscape with that depicted on earlier editions of the Ordnance Survey shows that the site lay at the edge of Wytheford Wood, which had been cleared by the mid-20th century, with areas of blackened soil beneath the topsoil providing evidence of clearance activity. Heavy disturbance resulting from tree-felling and stump-clearance would almost certainly have destroyed any archaeological features or deposits which may have been present and may account for the absence of a defined subsoil.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	G Children K Crooks
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Border Archaeology
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Shropshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2018
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Wytheford House Farm County: Shropshire District: Shropshire Parish: SHAWBURY Country: England Grid Reference: 357832, 319829 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) CLEARANCE (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) PLOUGH MARKS (Monument Type England) WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: borderar1-320560 OBIB: BA1838WFF
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	08 Oct 2018

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