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Land at Wallis Farm, Hardwick, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7AH: An Archaeological Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
This report describes the results of an archaeological trial trench evaluation carried out by Pre-Construct Archaeology on land at Wallis Farm, Hardwick, Cambridgeshire (NGR TL 3694 5830) between the 9th and the 17th January 2017. The archaeological work was commissioned by Carter Jonas on behalf of Hill Residential Ltd in response to a planning condition attached to the construction of 100 residential dwellings with associated access and landscaping. The aim of the work was to characterise the archaeological potential of the proposed development area. The principal result of the evaluation was an area of Middle to Late Iron Age activity in the central and south-eastern parts of the site. Ditches relating to activity during this period were seen in Trenches 9, 13 and 16. A miniature jar in good condition was found in the base of Ditch [016] and, along with a moderate assemblage of pottery, indicates that settlement was in close proximity. The deposition of pottery at or near the termini of ditches is typical of Middle Iron Age depositional activity in this region. Two other phases of activity were seen across the site: a possible earlier prehistoric phase of two ditches seen in Trench 9 and a much later phase of post-medieval furrows which were seen in the majority of trenches. |
Author: |
M Slater
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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HARDWICK |
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Land at Wallis Farm |
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Cambridgeshire |
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England |
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South Cambridgeshire |
Grid Reference: 536940, 258300 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-275773 |
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17 Jun 2019 |