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Cardington Sheds - Pond 2, Shortstown, Bedford: Archaeological Mitigation |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Planning permission was granted by Bedford Borough Council for the construction of an attenuation pond with associated infrastructure and landscaping on land to the east of Cardington Shed 1, Shortstown, Bedford. Albion Archaeology was commissioned by to undertake the archaeological works. The mitigation works revealied early-middle Iron Age activity comprising elements of enclosure systems and an associated droveway for the later system. These remains form a component of the contemporary landscape, with early-middle Iron Age settlement activity being revealed to the north and north-west of the current site in the 2011 and 2012 evaluation works. The initial early-middle Iron Age phase is represented by an enclosure with associated activity in the west of the Pond 2 site. The subsequent phase saw a change in utilisation of the area, with the creation of a droveway defined by parallel flanking ditches and associated enclosures to the east. The presence of the droveway and enclosures, together with occasional post holes and pits, as well as paucity of artefacts, suggests that the area was peripheral to the settlement focus. It was probably used for a variety of activities, principally livestock grazing and management. The investigation provided a limited insight into the spatial arrangement and economy of the early-middle Iron Age occupation. Traces of the medieval landscape are defined by a number of cultivation furrows extending intermittently across the area. These are on several contrasting alignments representing several groups of cultivation strips or 'lands' within the open fields. Modern remains associated with the RAF Cardington site provide an interesting insight into military-related activities during World War II, with elements of a 'Nissen' hut-type structure and a barrage balloon mooring 'T7 cradle bed' being identified. The form and layout of the latter correspond with written sources of the period. |
Author: |
Marcin Koziminski
G Edmondson
J Wells
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Publisher: |
Albion Archaeology
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Cardington Sheds South-East: Pond 2 |
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Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
Parish: |
CARDINGTON |
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England |
Grid Reference: 508639, 246831 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-258380 |
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2016/197 |
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Created Date: |
22 Oct 2020 |