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Land adjoining Mancroft Road, Caddington, Bedfordshire, Archaeological Evaluation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
In June 2019, Cotswold Archaeology carried out a trial trench and
geoarchaeological test-pit evaluation at the site known as Land
adjoining Mancroft Road, Caddington, Bedfordshire, in connection
with proposals for the residential development of the site, which is
located in an area of archaeological potential for heritage assets of
Palaeolithic and geoarchaeological interest, as well as later
periods.
Due to ecological constraints only three of the proposed seven
evaluation trenches and three of the six geoarchaeological test-pits
could be excavated. No brickearth deposits or doline features were
identified in any of the geoarchaeological test-pits, the topsoil
immediately overlaying the Clay-with-flints natural substrate. Given
the absence of brickearth in the excavated test-pits the potential for
the remainder of the site to contain any such deposits is judged to
be low.
A single ditch, likely associated with a now-removed field boundary,
was identified in trench 3. Although undated the ditch shared a
commonality of alignment with other extant boundaries in the area
and a post-medieval date for the feature is therefore conjectured. In June 2019, Cotswold Archaeology carried out a trial trench and
geoarchaeological test-pit evaluation at the site known as Land
adjoining Mancroft Road, Caddington, Bedfordshire, in connection
with proposals for the residential development of the site, which is
located in an area of archaeological potential for heritage assets of
Palaeolithic and geoarchaeological interest, as well as later
periods.
Due to ecological constraints only three of the proposed seven
evaluation trenches and three of the six geoarchaeological test-pits
could be excavated. No brickearth deposits or doline features were
identified in any of the geoarchaeological test-pits, the topsoil
immediately overlaying the Clay-with-flints natural substrate. Given
the absence of brickearth in the excavated test-pits the potential for
the remainder of the site to contain any such deposits is judged to
be low.
A single ditch, likely associated with a now-removed field boundary,
was identified in trench 3. Although undated the ditch shared a
commonality of alignment with other extant boundaries in the area
and a post-medieval date for the feature is therefore conjectured. |
Author: |
M Day
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Caddington |
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Bedfordshire |
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Central Bedfordshire |
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England |
Grid Reference: 506100, 218826 (Easting, Northing)
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cotswold2-507113 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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Created Date: |
12 Oct 2022 |