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Land at Leylands, Highfields Road, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridgeshire: An Archaeological Evaluation |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Despite the archaeological potential of the site and its relative proximity to the Iron Age and Roman remains that were discovered to the north and north-west of the development area prior to the upgrade of the A428, excavation of the trial trenches demonstrated that no archaeological remains associated with these areas of settlement extended into the site. A small ditch encountered in Trench 4, which was aligned perpendicular to a slight bend in Highfields Road, is probably a former field boundary. It is not shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1887 or on later maps, so had fallen out of use by this time. No other archaeological remains of any period were encountered in the remaining trenches. The topsoil and subsoil were checked for finds, but there was no material pre-dating the modern period in these deposits. The subsoil appeared to be in situ, indicating that past development of the site had not impacted on levels where archaeological remains could have survived, although there was localised modern disturbance in the area formerly occupied by the greenhouses in the southern part of the site. |
Author: |
T Learmonth
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Year of Publication: |
2021
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Caldecote |
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South Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 535578, 259579 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst1-412539 |
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R14298 |
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Created Date: |
09 Jan 2023 |