Barker, B. and Luke, M. (2016). Land off Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: Archaeological Strip, Plan and Record: Final Report. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1053559. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: Archaeological Strip, Plan and Record: Final Report
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Outline planning permission was granted for residential development of land off Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray. Condition 16 of the planning permission required a programme of archaeological work. Geophysical survey, trench evaluation and earthwork survey had previously been undertaken on the site. It was possible to determine a chronological sequence of three phases of activity, largely based on stratigraphic relationships between features. However, as was the case in the evaluation, the precise dating of the features was problematic because of the absence of datable artefacts; they have, therefore, been assigned to broad chronological periods. The earliest phase of activity (Phase 1) comprised a linear NW-SE boundary that had been re-defined on at least two occasions. It is possible that this boundary and the adjacent features (two postholes and two pits) were Iron Age in date. Although the suggested Iron Age date is tentative, it does (if correct) fit the observed trend for the creation of extensive linear boundaries during the first millennium BC. The presence of ridge and furrows, assigned to Phase 2, indicates that this area was part of an open field system during the medieval period. Phase 3 activity comprised modern disturbance which was limited to a probable geotechnical trial pit. In summary, archaeological investigations within the development area have produced evidence for what may be an extensive Iron Age boundary and for medieval furrows. The remains add to existing knowledge of the Iron Age and medieval landscapes. However, the boundary is not firmly dated and no further analysis would enhance understanding of it.
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Author:		 B Barker
M Luke
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Nottingham Road
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Parish: MELTON MOWBRAY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 474590, 320650 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument Type England)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-249772
OBIB: 2016/110
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Created Date:		 17 Jun 2019