Bradley, R. and Wilkins, J. (2016). Archaeological Evaluation at land off Horcott Road, Fairford. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1054848. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at land off Horcott Road, Fairford
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in July 2016 on land to the west of Horcott Road, Fairford, Gloucestershire. It was commissioned by CgMs Consulting, whose client intends to undertake residential development alongside public open space and associated works on the site, for which an outline planning application has been submitted to Cotswold District Council. Twenty trenches were excavated across the site area, which comprised two agricultural fields. They were positioned to target geophysical anomalies thought to represent archaeological features. These included a possible prehistoric round barrow, a number of large discrete features thought to be sunken-featured buildings dating to the Anglo-Saxon period, and linear features of probable archaeological origin. Archaeological remains were identified across a wide area, including the entirety of the northeastern field, as well as the northern part of the south-western field. The majority of these were indicative of an extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement that forms part of wider occupation of this date in the vicinity of Fairford. This can be considered alongside numerous sites nearby that have previously revealed archaeology of a similar character. A modest number of small discrete features were also identified as prehistoric in date, probably early prehistoric, and these were not obviously characteristic of settlement. Rather, they suggest a landscape important for other reasons, perhaps associated with the prehistoric round barrow, the presence of which was confirmed in the north-east of the site. Overall, it was apparent that the site contains a significant array of archaeological features that all offer good potential to contribute to a number of research priorities for the wider region.
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Author:		 R Bradley
Jamie Wilkins ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Land off Horcott Road
County: Gloucestershire
Parish: FAIRFORD
District: Cotswold
Country: England
Grid Reference: 414812, 200616 (Easting, Northing)
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BARROW CEMETERY (Monument Type England)
RING DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-257916
OBIB: 2362
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Created Date:		 17 Jul 2019