Harrison, D. (2020). Land north-west of Grove, Oxfordshire. Headland Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116026. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land north-west of Grove, Oxfordshire
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Series:		 Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd undertook a geophysical (magnetometer) survey of a 28.4ha site on land north-west of Grove, Oxfordshire, where a residential development is proposed. The eastern and western parts of the site were previously within the perimeter of RAF Grove, an airfield which was decommissioned at the end of World war II. Broad areas of ferrous contamination across the west of the site suggest that the remediation was fairly superficial prior to the site being brought back into agricultural production in the late 1940s. Amongst this ferrous 'noise' the survey has identified taxiways and 'frying pan' dispersals whilst large ferrous 'spikes' in the data are likely also due to the sub-surface remains of other airfield infrastructure. Despite the broad areas of ferrous contamination, a localised area of previously unknown archaeological activity has been identified along the western edge of the site. This comprises numerous linear and curvilinear anomalies describing a system of ditched enclosures suggestive of small-scale Romano-British settlement and enclosure. This localised area is assessed as of moderate to high archaeological potential. In the central part of the site ridge and furrow cultivation trends reflect medieval and later farming practices but a second smaller area of archaeological activity is also identified adjacent to the southern site boundary comprising the three or four small enclosures. This area is assessed as having moderate archaeological potential. Outside of these two localised and well-defined areas, no other anomalies reflective of potential buried archaeological remains were recorded, and the majority of the site is considered to have a low potential.
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Author:		 D. Harrison
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Publisher:		 Headland Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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District: Vale of White Horse
Parish: Grove
Country: England
County: Oxfordshire
Grid Reference: 439059, 190869 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2023