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Kingston Farm, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire: Additional Archaeological Evaluation |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The fieldwork comprised the excavation of nine trenches. The trench and context numbering sequence continues
that of the previous evaluation. Trenches 30 to 36 were 20m long and 1.6m wide,
while Trenches 37 and 38 were 6.4m long and 5m wide. Trenches were set out on
OS National Grid (NGR) co-ordinates using Leica GPS and surveyed in accordance
with CA Technical Manual 4 Survey Manual (2012). An additional stage of archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology
in October 2013 at Kingston Farm, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Nine trenches were
excavated, supplemental to a preceding evaluation undertaken in March 2012.
The additional evaluation revealed three segments of ditch, and three pits, of late prehistoric,
probably Late Bronze/Early Iron Age, date. The ditch segments correspond with linear
anomalies identified within the geophysical survey which may represent the northern arm of
a square enclosure, its alignment possibly modified slightly over time. The three pits lay
within the eastern half of the putative enclosure. The results of this and the previous
evaluation, together with the presence of two loom weights within one of the pits and a
relatively large assemblage of late prehistoric pottery, suggest the presence of a late
prehistoric agricultural settlement. |
Author: |
S Reynish
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Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Locations: |
County: |
Wiltshire |
District: |
Wiltshire |
Country: |
England |
Parish: |
Bradford-on-Avon |
Grid Reference: 383539, 160839 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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EARLY IRON AGE SQUARE ENCLOSURE
(Tag)
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EVALUATION
(Event)
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SQUARE ENCLOSURE
(Monument Type England)
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EARLY IRON AGE PIT
(Tag)
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EARLY IRON AGE DITCH
(Tag)
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EARLY IRON AGE
(Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-510138 |
Report id: |
13601 |
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Created Date: |
03 Jul 2023 |