Brennan, N. and Freer, D. (2016). Buller Park, Porton, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1052379. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Buller Park, Porton, Wiltshire: 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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series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:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Savills, on behalf of Bovis Homes Limited (Southern Region), to carry out an archaeological evaluation at Buller Park, Idmiston Road, Porton Wiltshire, (NGR SU 19253 36492) prior a planning application for the residential development of the site. The evaluation followed an archaeological desk-based assessment, geotechnical and geophysical survey, which had indicated the potential for Romano-British and post-medieval remains to be present within the site. The evaluation, comprising eight trenches (representing an approximate 2% sample of the area affected by the proposed development) was undertaken between 17 and 20 October 2016. It has succeeded in confirming the results of the geophysical survey in terms of identifying known historic field boundaries, the remains of agricultural practises (ridge and furrow), and the location of a railway siding embankment associated with The Experimental Station at Porton Down. No artefactual material was recovered during the investigation suggesting limited archaeological activity in the immediate area. The one specific aim of the evaluation was to try and locate a postulated route of a Roman road. No indication of this feature was discovered within the evaluation, despite its previous tentative identification further to the south-west. It is possible that the route lies further to the north-west and largely outside the boundaries of the site where a later road is shown on the 1841 tithe map. The colluvial deposits, where encountered, were within the parameters suggested by the geotechnical survey and were fully removed to reveal the underlying natural geology.
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Author:		 Naomi Brennan ORCID icon
D Freer
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Publisher:		 Wessex 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:		 2016
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Site: Buller Park, Porton
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: IDMISTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 419253, 136492 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) RAILWAY EMBANKMENT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-270287
OBIB: 114270.05
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Note:		 Unpublished grey literature report of 23 A4 and 2 A3 pages, including appendices, figures, and plates.
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Created Date:		 21 May 2019