Hardcastle, B. (2018). Land west of New Road, Clifton, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation.. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1058032. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land west of New Road, Clifton, Central Bedfordshire: Archaeological Evaluation.
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 In October 2018, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of land west of New Road, Clifton, Central Bedfordshire. The fieldwork comprised the excavation of nineteen trenches. The evaluation identified a concentration of archaeological remains within the south-western part of the site, with a lower density of archaeological remains across the remainder of the site. Where archaeological features were encountered during the current trenching there was a good correlation with the results of the geophysical survey. Natural features included a silted palaeochannel. Early prehistoric activity is represented by residual worked flint recovered from the surface of the topsoil. The earliest identified features comprised ditches forming elements of two enclosures containing pottery of broadly Iron Age date. The evidence suggests a dispersed domestic settlement within the Iron Age, concentrated in the south-western part of the site. A further undated, possible enclosure was identified in the northern central part of site, along with elements of an undated, but possibly contemporary field system. Medieval plough furrows, the remains of the open field system that once surrounded the village of Clifton, were encountered across the majority of the site. In addition, the evaluation identified ditches and further agricultural features across the site. The ditches are likely to represent boundary and/or drainage features. No dateable material was recovered from the features, which based on the cartographic evidence and morphological characteristics have their origins within the post-medieval period, with subsequent modern additions and remodelling. A pit and four ditches could not be attributed to any of the identified periods and remained undated.
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Author:		 B Hardcastle
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Central Bedfordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: Land West of New Road
County: Bedfordshire
District: Central Bedfordshire
Parish: CLIFTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 516209, 238499 (Easting, Northing)
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IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods) ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-341307
OBIB: 18543
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Created Date:		 13 Jan 2020