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Hare House, School Lane, Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication |
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Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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Bedford Borough Council granted planning permission for the replacement of an existing garage with a new timber structure at Hare House, School Lane, Bolnhurst The development area is situated within the perimeter of a scheduled ancient monument, Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure (SM11529, NHLE1012066). Accordingly the works were undertaken with scheduled monument consent. Planning permission for the development included a condition requiring the implementation of an archaeological mitigation strategy, on the advice of Bedford Borough Council's Archaeological Officer. The foundations for the new garage were designed to minimise any groundworks to protect potential underlying archaeological deposits associated with the scheduled monument. The foundations for the new garage consisted of a shallow (c.300mm) reinforced concrete slab, that incorporated the existing concrete slab of the previous building. In addition, two trenches (300-400mm deep) were excavated for surface water drainage. The topsoil was c.250mm thick and contained a single abraded sherd (15g) of sand-tempered pre-'Belgic' Iron Age pottery. Subsoil was exposed over much of the base of the trench; it probably derived from an old plough soil and was similar in character to the underlying glacial till. No archaeological features were observed cutting the subsoil layer in the base of the trench or the drain runs. |
Author: |
M Phillips
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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: |
2018
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Hare House, School Lane, Bolnhurst |
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Bedfordshire |
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Bedford |
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BOLNHURST AND KEYSOE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 508670, 259810 (Easting, Northing)
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albionar1-320616 |
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2018/41 |
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22 Oct 2020 |