Dransfield, N. (2015). Ibstock Road, Ravenstone, Leicestershire Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090943. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Ibstock Road, Ravenstone, Leicestershire Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting to carry out an archaeological evaluation ahead of a development for residential housing on land at Ibstock Road, Ravenstone, Leicestershire (hereafter 'the Site'). The evaluation area covers an area of c.7.1ha and comprises uncultivated grassland centred on NGR: 440600 313200. Eleven 50m trenches were excavated to determine the archaeological potential of the Site and to inform any mitigation strategy prior to the impact of the development. Three additional trenches totalling 100m in length were also excavated at the request of the local planning authority, in order to further characterize archaeological features revealed in the initial trenches. The evaluation revealed a concentration of archaeological features in the centre of the Site. The features mostly comprised linear ditches and a gully/truncated ditch, which presumably represented the truncated remains of field boundaries or drainage ditches. The only material evidence was a sherd of post-medieval pottery from the topsoil, but the pottery cannot be assumed to represent the date of the underlying features. In light of the Iron Age and Romano-British archaeological remains c.30m south of the Site, it is likely that the ditches and pits represent peripheral agricultural activity of a similar date. The lack of any artefactual remains indicates that any settlement focus also lies to the south of the Site.
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Author:		 N Dransfield
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Parish: Ravenstone with Snibstone
County: Leicestershire
District: North West Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 440599, 313199 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-205962
OBIB: 107580.01
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Created Date:		 30 Mar 2022