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Cirencester to Fairford 33kV Cable Installation, Gloucestershire: Results of archaeological investigations |
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AC archaeology Ltd
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Archaeological investigations during the groundworks for a buried cable route over a distance of approximately 13km from Cirencester substation to Fairford substation, was carried out by AC archaeology between May and September 2016. Stripping of the easement for the cable trench revealed archaeological features in three main areas: a small Romano-British cemetery, probably related to a known villa site at Harnhill, Driffield; a cemetery of Saxon date at Meysey Hampton; and medieval and post-medieval activity in the environs of Siddington village. In addition, there was dispersed evidence for prehistoric, mostly Bronze Age and Iron Age, and Romano-British use of the landscape, largely in the form of ditches and pits, although there was little to indicate that the route crossed settlement sites of these dates. The most significant results all related to funerary archaeology with two Bronze Age cremation burials in pits, at least two, possibly three, Roman period cremation burials, two associated with pots, a small cluster of late Roman graves, one with rich grave goods, and probably associated with the Harnhill villa and a small middle Saxon cemetery at Meysey Hampton. A decapitated man in the Meysey Hampton cemetery is of particular interest. The finds assemblage is not especially large, considering the length of the cable route. |
Author: |
Paul Rainbird
C Caine
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Publisher: |
AC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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Locations: |
County: |
Gloucestershire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Harnhill |
Site: |
Cirencester to Fairford 33kV Cable Installation |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Fairford |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Siddington |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Cirencester |
Parish: |
SIDDINGTON |
District: |
Cotswold |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Driffield |
Grid Reference: 402928, 200334 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 414419, 200593 (Easting, Northing)
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Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Romano-British (Auto Detected Temporal) |
post-medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
middle Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
cemetery (Auto Detected Subject) |
cremation burials (Auto Detected Subject) |
pits (Auto Detected Subject) |
villa (Auto Detected Subject) |
settlement (Auto Detected Subject) |
ditches (Auto Detected Subject) |
grave (Auto Detected Subject) |
graves (Auto Detected Subject) |
funerary (Auto Detected Subject) |
Harnhill villa (Auto Detected Subject) |
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OASIS Id: |
acarchae2-293249 |
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Created Date: |
13 Jan 2020 |