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Archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Clear Farm, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, July 2017 |
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MOLA Northampton unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
MOLA Northampton, commissioned by The Environment Partnership (TEP), carried out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Clear Farm to inform a planning application. Eleven trenches were excavated and recorded archaeological remains comprising ditches, pits and a posthole ranging from the late Iron Age and Roman periods, as well as Late Saxon, medieval and modern periods. It is likely that the features represent a continuation of Iron Age and Roman fields and enclosures seen elsewhere around Bassingbourn, such as during excavations to the west at Bassingbourn College. There was a small area of Late Saxon occupation in the eastern end of the proposed development area. The north-eastern part of the site was boggy and the trenches identified a possible palaeo-channel in this area. The northern part of the proposed development area has been contaminated in recent years by the disposal of asbestos. |
Author: |
C Murphy
Carol Simmonds
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Publisher: |
MOLA Northampton
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Clear Farm, Bassingbourn |
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Cambridgeshire |
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South Cambridgeshire |
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BASSINGBOURN CUM KNEESWORTH |
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England |
Grid Reference: 533390, 243644 (Easting, Northing)
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molanort1-295013 |
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17/111 |
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Created Date: |
30 Apr 2020 |