Whelan, J. (2017). Land North of Bitham Park, Westbury, Wiltshire. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1049809. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land North of Bitham Park, Westbury, Wiltshire
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in January 2017 at land North of Bitham Park, Westbury, Wiltshire. 20 trenches were excavated across the site in what represented a second phase of trenching at the site. A moderate number of ditches and postholes were recorded in the west of the site, indicative of settlement activity within the vicinity. The first phase of trenching in 2014 recorded five trenches in the west of the site which contained a moderate number of shallow ditches and gullies of an Iron Age / Romano-British date. The current fieldwork examined the possibility that the archaeological activity identified might continue beyond the areas identified during the first evaluation. The results of the current survey demonstrate the presence of a concentration of archaeological activity, recorded on a north - south axis to the west of the site, but did not produce any evidence of Iron Age or Romano-British activity, despite many of the features appearing to be continuation of those found in the previous phase of works. The presence of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation in 13 out of the 20 excavated trenches demonstrates the site has been subjected to prolonged and intensive agricultural practises in the past which may have truncated or displaced features and artefacts and account for the lack of Iron Age or Romano-British finds recovered during the current evaluation.
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Author:		 J Whelan
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Land North of Bitham Park
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: WESTBURY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 387722, 152255 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-306278
OBIB: 17030
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Created Date:		 09 Nov 2018