Buttery, J. and Tuck, A. (2015). Pontefract Road, Purston, West Yorkshire: Strip, Map and Sample Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1084058. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Pontefract Road, Purston, West Yorkshire: Strip, Map and Sample Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology were commissioned by BWB Consulting Ltd, on behalf of Taylor Wimpey Ltd, to undertake an archaeological strip, map and sample exercise on 0.6ha of land off Pontefract Road in Purston Jaglin, near Featherstone in West Yorkshire (NGR 442979 420185). The strip, map and sample exercise allowed further investigation of an enclosure previously identified through cropmark and geophysical evidence, and sampled by trial trenching. Although the enclosure was univallate (defined by a single circuit of ditch) and appeared fairly basic in plan, a reasonably complex sequence of development was recorded. This began with a simple straight gully, which was replaced by the sub-rectangular enclosure ditch. This originally had a c.9.5m wide south entrance, which was subsequently blocked but later re-established. In the interval, a spur ditch was dug from the southeastern corner of the enclosure. A small assemblage of Romano-British pottery was recovered, providing a 2nd-century terminus post quem for the establishment of the enclosure. A reasonably prolonged lifespan for the enclosure is suggested by the repeated renewal and alteration of its constituent ditches. Environmental remains were sparse. The enclosure appears to have been uninhabited, and may have been used for the temporary containment of livestock, with the nearby stream probably exploited as a water source and possibly encouraging the establishment of an enclosure at this location. Generally, the feature appears fairly typical of field system and corral features visible as cropmarks across large areas of the sandstone and limestone geologies of West and South Yorkshire. Evidence of ridge and furrow cultivation was seen across the Site, attesting to later agricultural use of the land. The orientation of this matched that of the enclosure, highlighting the enduring influence of drainage on boundary orientation hereabouts.
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Author:		 J Buttery
Ashley Tuck ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Yorkshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Land off Pontefract Road, Purston
County: West Yorkshire
Parish: FEATHERSTONE
District: Wakefield
Country: England
Grid Reference: 442800, 420120 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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ENCLOSURE (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-213143
OBIB: 109560.01
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Created Date:		 16 Feb 2021