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Land off Moortown Lane, Ringwood: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 212 trenches each measuring approximately 25 x 1.8m. The trenches were located to test geophysical anomalies and to provide a 5% representative sample of the remainder of the site. A further 14 trenches were planned to be excavated. Four in the northeast corner of site (Trenches 180-183) could not be accessed due to dense small tree coverage. Ten trenches in Field 1 (Trenches 213-226) could not be accessed due to ongoing use as football pitches. Trench 75 was also moved to avoid a water pipe. Trenches were set out on OS National Grid co-ordinates using Leica GPS. Overburden was stripped from the trenches by a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading bucket. All machining was conducted under archaeological supervision to the top of the natural substrate, which was the level at which
archaeological features were first encountered. Two trenches did not reach the
natural substrate due to the presence of a deep alluvial layer. In January and February 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out
an archaeological evaluation of land off Moortown Lane,
Ringwood, Hampshire. A total of 212 trenches were excavated.
The earliest phase of activity on site was centred around a
Bronze Age double ring ditch barrow. A smaller ring gully, waste
pits and possible enclosure ditches were also dated to this period
in the vicinity of the barrow.
One possible Roman, and three possible medieval field
boundaries were identified on site. A small number of undated
ditches may also link to Post Medieval enclosure of the site in the
19th Century. |
Author: |
Craig O Jones
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2022
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Locations: |
Parish: |
Ringwood |
Country: |
England |
County: |
Hampshire |
District: |
New Forest |
Grid Reference: 415822, 104112 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
EVALUATION
(Event)
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ROUND BARROW
(Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE ROUND BARROW
(Tag)
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ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
(Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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UNCERTAIN DITCH
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN DITCH
(Tag)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL DITCH
(Tag)
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RUBBISH PIT
(Monument Type England)
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BRONZE AGE RUBBISH PIT
(Tag)
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BRONZE AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-505545 |
Report id: |
AN0472_1 |
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Created Date: |
03 Feb 2023 |