Wilson, S. (2020). Down Barn Farm, Cholderton, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1088900. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Down Barn Farm, Cholderton, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in December 2019 - January 2020 at Down Barn Farm, Cholderton, Wiltshire. Ninety trenches were excavated across nine fields, targeted on geophysical anomalies. Two targeted areas of archaeological mitigation were also excavated. Fifty one of the ninety trenches contained archaeological features. A ring ditch, with two offset entrances, of prehistoric date was identified within Trench 8. Two distinct phases of activity were evident, with an unusually shaped recut of the feature adding an additional stretch of ditch to the southern entrance which created a dog-leg porch type structure. The ditch was associated with a possible cremation vessel, located outside the southern entrance. It was not possible to closely determine the feature's date or function although the lack of domestic waste would suggest that it was likely ceremonial. A stretch of a Wessex Linear Ditch was also excavated within Trench 13, confirming it extended through, and beyond the site. Where exposed, it measured 6.6m in width and 1.16m in depth with no evidence of surviving external banks or re-cutting. It did not contain any dateable artefacts. Cropmark evidence suggests that the ditch truncated the earlier field system, marking a shift in landscape usage. Ditches associated with a coaxial field system were identified across the site. Many features were undated although limited ceramic evidence suggests they were likely to have been constructed in the Middle Bronze Age. A placed deposit of a cow skull and ribs was excavated within one of the ditch terminals. A very small assemblage of unstratified Romano-British pottery was also recovered, suggesting a low level of activity within the site during this period.
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Author:		 Sam Wilson
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Publisher:		 Cotswold 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:		 2020
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Site: Down Barn Farm
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: CHOLDERTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 422062, 143393 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
NONE (Historic England Periods)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
RING DITCH (CEREMONIAL) (Monus)
WESSEX LINEAR DITCH (Monus)
NONE (Find)
COAXIAL FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-414222
OBIB: AN0108_1
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Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1088092
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021