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Grange Farm, Main Road, Cannington, Somerset: Archaeological Excavation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
In January 2021, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation of land at Grange Farm, Main Road, Cannington, Somerset. The excavation area was located in the south-western part of the development area and was targeted upon a ditch identified during a preceding archaeological evaluation. Two pits, containing pottery of Early to Middle Bronze Age date, were identified in the central-southern part of the stripped area. Although the exact function of these pits remains unclear, they are suggestive of a small area of activity, potentially of a seasonal or transient nature. Three narrow ditches, one of which contained a residual worked flint flake of broad prehistoric date, were recorded in the central and southern parts of the stripped area. One of these ditches correlates closely to a ditch containing pottery of 2nd-century AD date previously identified during the preceding archaeological evaluation. The function of these ditches remains unclear, although the limited quantity of artefactual material recovered from these features during the current works suggests that they are set away from any focus of settlement and are perhaps most likely to be associated with agricultural activity. |
Author: |
C Bateman
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Somerset HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2021
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Locations: |
District: |
Sedgemoor |
Parish: |
CANNINGTON |
Site: |
Grange Farm, Main Road |
County: |
Somerset |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 326190, 139050 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-412230 |
OBIB: |
CR0585_1 |
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Created Date: |
29 Oct 2021 |