Whelan, A. and Howard, A. J. (2014). Rowden Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1121372. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Rowden Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The fieldwork originally comprised the excavation of 151 trenches each measuring 30m in length by 1.8m in width). In the event 148 were investigated in the locations shown on the attached plans; Trench 19 was foreshortened to 24m in length due to the presence of services. The survey area consisted of 11 separate fields. The positions of Trenches 49, 57 and 58 were subsequently moved to avoid overhead cables (57 and 58) and a slurry lagoon (49). Trenches 31, 33, 39, 52 and 86 could not be excavated or suitably repositioned due to obstructions on the ground. Following a site consultation meeting, an additional eight contingency trenches were excavated within two fields. As access could not gained to a twelfth field these trenches were additionally relocated in consultation with the county archaeologist to the southern field. Trench locations 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 archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October - November 2014 at Rowden Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire. In total 148 trenches were opened over 11 fields. The trenches in Fields 4, 6, 7 and 8 contained no archaeology. Only 37 trenches contained archaeological features which included ditches, pits and postholes. These ranged from early prehistoric to modern period in date. Field 11 at the southern extent of the site contained the highest concentration of archaeological features. Field 1 contained a cremation (Bronze Age/Iron Age; Trench 13) and undated pits and postholes (Trench 7). Field 2 contained a substantial Iron Age enclosure ditch and a less substantial Romano-British ditch. Field 3 contained undated ditches (Trenches 40 and 42). Field 5 contained three undated ditches and Trench 56 contained an Early to Middle Bronze Age ditch. Field 9 contained a cluster of unexcavated post holes (Trench 90) they formed two parallel groups of four post holes (which remain undated) but which may represent part of a structure. The trenches within Field 10 contained ditches, one of which was postmedieval in date (Tr. 99 and 103). Within Field 11 twenty trenches contained archaeology dating from the Early Bronze Age to the modern periods. Trench 146 contained a pit which produced the cremated remains of an adult (Bronze Age/Iron Age). The majority of remains recorded in Field 11 appear to be associated with stock/field enclosures (Iron Age and Roman), perhaps separated by a series of drove ways.
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Author:		 Andrew Whelan
A J Howard
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Wiltshire and Swindon HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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County: Wiltshire
District: Wiltshire
Parish: Chippenham
Country: England
Grid Reference: 390980, 171844 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
IRON AGE DITCH (Tag)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL DITCH (Tag)
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CREMATION BURIAL (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN POST HOLE (Tag)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
BRONZE AGE CREMATION BURIAL (Tag)
IRON AGE CREMATION BURIAL (Tag)
IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-515415
Report id: 14584
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Created Date:		 19 Jul 2024