Linford, N. T., Linford, P. K., Payne, A. W. and Clements, M. (2023). Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117397. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire
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Series:		 Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract:		 Earth resistance, caesium magnetometer and ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys were conducted at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Winterbourn Stoke, Wiltshire, as preliminary investigations into the archaeological potential of the area in advance of proposals to expand educational facilities at the site. The earth resistance (0.7ha) and vehicle towed caesium magnetometry (1.3ha) surveys have mostly detected modern activity related to the Visitor Centre’s construction, landscaping and use along with agricultural activity. Both surveys have also identified pit-type anomalies of possible anthropogenic origin. Results from the vehicle towed GPR survey (1.7ha) largely responded to surface disturbance over the site due to recent event marquees, known foot paths and utilities, together with anomalies due to the underlying chalk geology. The earth resistance, caesium magnetometry and ground penetrating radar surveys have detected a fairly dense spread of anomalies across both surveyed areas but these are predominantly of modern origin relating to activity associated with the construction, maintenance and use of the Visitor Centre. Further anomalies probably relating to previous agricultural activity have also been identified such as former cultivation patterns and a possible vehicle trackway as well as possible animal burrowing and geological variation. A possible archaeological origin cannot be discounted for one sub-circular anomaly immediately east of the area containing the replica Neolithic huts. This has been identified in both the earth resistance and caesium magnetometer surveys as [r16] and [m2] respectively. The magnetic survey has also detected a scatter of pit-type anomalies across the survey area, typical of those detected across the Stonehenge landscape and some of these may have an anthropogenic origin, as has been found on upon excavation elsewhere within the World Heritage Site. Those of a higher probability to be of archaeological interest are here concentrated towards the southeast of the survey area away from the areas of current interest.
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Author:		 Neil T Linford ORCID icon
Paul K Linford ORCID icon
Andrew W Payne ORCID icon
Megan Clements ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Historic England
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Other Person/Org:		 Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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Parish: Winterbourne Stoke
County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 410063, 142798 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SURVEY (Event)
MAGNETOMETRY SURVEY (Event)
EARTH RESISTANCE (RESISTIVITY) SURVEY (Event)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: nmr1-519608
Report id: 47/2023
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Created Date:		 09 Feb 2024