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The Berries, Stanford Road, Swinford, Leicestershire: Report on an Archaeological Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The evaluation identified a series of gullies which predominantly ran on northwest-southeast alignments however a small number of these were observed on roughly northeast-southwest alignments. Unfortunately, no dating evidence was recovered from these features however several underwent environmental sampling in the hopes of obtaining more information; the results of these samples will be added as an addendum later. The gullies are likely to represent past drainage features and may relate to the site's use as an orchard. Probable evidence of past ploughing activities was also identified in the form of furrows; some of which overlay the gullies. The earthwork itself proved to be insubstantial and is likely to represent a former field boundary as a former access road to the farm lay below the ridge which it lay upon. Before this road, at the foot of the slope, a former waterway or drainage ditch was observed; this held evidence of a change in course or potential re-cutting; no dating evidence was recovered from this. A single sherd of Roman grey ware pottery was recovered from a deposit in Trench 2 however the deposit is likely to be the result of rooting and the pottery residual. Modern drainage features and services were also encountered during the evaluation. |
Author: |
Donald Sutherland
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Locations: |
County: |
Leicestershire |
District: |
Harborough |
Site: |
Land South of The Berries, Stanford Road |
Parish: |
SWINFORD |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 457020, 279126 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-290070 |
OBIB: |
R12944 |
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Created Date: |
16 Apr 2020 |