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Bullymore’s Lodge Farm, Grafton Road, Brigstock, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
The evaluation comprised the excavation of three trenches.. The original trenching scheme comprised two 30m
trenches in a T-shaped arrangement, targeting the base of the turbine and the crane
platform; to determine the south-eastwards extent of the archaeological remains
revealed in these trenches, an additional 20m trench was excavated, with the
agreement of CgMs and NCCAAA. In October 2014, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation at
Bullymore’s Lodge Farm, Grafton Road, Brigstock, Northamptonshire. The evaluation was
commissioned by CgMs Consulting, acting on behalf of Geddington Farms, in support of a
planning application for the construction of a wind turbine on the site.
The evaluation demonstrated that the cropmarks previously identified within the site were the
remains of a Romano-British settlement enclosure, dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
The Roman features cut the silt deposits at the edge of a former stream course that was
encountered in the dip of the small valley in which the site is located. From map evidence it
is known that the stream flowed through the field until at least the early 19th century; it has
since been diverted into an underground conduit at the eastern edge of the adjacent field. A
small assemblage of Roman pottery was collected from the site and the recovery of charred
wheat grains and glume bases from the enclosure ditch indicate that crop processing was
being undertaken nearby. |
Author: |
J Mordue
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Locations: |
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Brigstock |
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North Northamptonshire |
Country: |
England |
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Northamptonshire |
Grid Reference: 492968, 283609 (Easting, Northing)
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cotswold2-506509 |
Report id: |
14526 |
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Created Date: |
03 Feb 2023 |