Barlow, G. and Newton, A. A. (2018). MOUNT PLEASANT HOUSE, CASTLE WARD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION RESEARCH ARCHIVE REPORT. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1050289. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	MOUNT PLEASANT HOUSE, CASTLE WARD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION RESEARCH ARCHIVE REPORT
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1050289
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:	In July and August 2017 Archaeological Solutions (AS) carried out an archaeological excavation of land at Mount Pleasant House, Castle Ward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire The excavation was required by Cambridgeshire County Council Historic Environment Team (CCC HET), as advisors to the LPA, to provide for the requirements of a planning approval condition (Cambridge City Council Ref. 16/1389/FUL). The development comprises the proposed demolition of an existing office block, removal of car parking spaces and erection of new college accommodation (243 en-suite rooms and 34 studios), landscaping and access. The excavation followed a trial trench evaluation undertaken in May and June 2017 by Archaeological Solutions Ltd (Barlow 2017) and was itself followed by a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording conducted by Archaeological Solutions Ltd during removal of the remaining foundations of Mount Pleasant House in 2017 and 2018 The work identified archaeological remains and deposits of Roman and medieval date which accord with previous investigation conducted in the vicinity (Alexander and Pullinger 1999, 35) and with what is currently understood about the history of land use in this area. These investigations demonstrated that the site has been subject to significant disturbance in the later post-medieval and early modern periods. It is possible that this relates to 19th/early 20th investigation of the site to test its suitability for coprolite extraction. However, the site has been subject significant disturbance in the 20th century, firstly through the construction (and operation) of an engineering works/garage here, and then in the 1970s with the construction of the large Mount Pleasant House building. The site may be characterised by the disturb nature of its deposits and the fact much of the artefactual assemblage recovered during archaeological investigation may not have been in its original depositionary context.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	G Barlow Andrew A Newton
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Archaeological Solutions Ltd
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (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: Mount Pleasant House, Castle Ward County: Cambridgeshire District: Cambridge Parish: CAMBRIDGE Country: England Grid Reference: 544295, 259370 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) VESSEL (Object England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FEATURE (Monument Type England) EXCAVATION (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: archaeol7-328262
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	31 Jan 2019

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