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Durrington Down Farm Cable Link, Larkhill, Wiltshire; Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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wessexar1-368903_1.pdf (7 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by UK Power Networks Services to undertake an archaeological watching brief during the excavation of a cable trench. The trench relates to a replacement power cable between the substation at Durrington Down Farm at NGR 412407 143572 and the access road to Larkhill Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) at NGR 412808 143366, a distance of approximately 560 m. The fieldwork was undertaken from 8 July 2019 to 30 August 2019. The only archaeological features identified were located in the southern extent of the cable trench and comprised a possible pit feature of indeterminate form and function and a 20th century military practice trench. The latter contained artefactual evidence in the form of a horseshoe, various pieces of barbed wire and other iron items and some glass from some bottles. It is believed that the period of use of the military trench relates to earlier buildings present alongside the cable trench denoted by historical maps. The presence of a large amount of made ground (bricks, asbestos, concrete) in the southern extent of the cable trench is thought to be the resulting debris of the demolition of such buildings, which was then used to flatten and stabilise the ground surface of the arable field through which the cable trench was cut. In other areas modern services were identified alongside natural solution hollows and rooting. The cable trench was excavated up to 1.4 m below ground level and cut through the natural chalk bedrock. |
Author: |
E Legg
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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Locations: |
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Durrington Down Farm to Larkhill Waste Water Treatment Works |
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Wiltshire |
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Wiltshire |
Parish: |
DURRINGTON |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 412808, 143366 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 412407, 143572 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
wessexar1-368903 |
OBIB: |
215990.03 |
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WA standard client report with illustrated front cover,1 figure and 5 plates
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Created Date: |
22 Oct 2020 |