Series: Archaeological Services WYAS unpublished report series

A geophysical (magnetometer) survey, covering approximately 19 hectares in total, was carried out on agricultural land north of Grange Lane, west of the M11, close to Ickleton, Cambridgeshire. The survey was undertaken prior to the proposed development of a solar farm on the site. The survey area is close to a number of HER monuments and important archaeological sites. Previously unknown archaeological enclosures have been detected. It is highly likely that these features are related to HER monuments to the south and west of the survey area, where evidence of Roman settlement is known. Within the survey area, a number of possible archaeological anomalies have been detected, and are likely to have an archaeological origin. Some ridge and furrow has been detected to the western extent of the site and in the east, as have anomalies indicative of geology and modern disturbance. The archaeological potential of the survey area, therefore, is deemed to be high.

Archaeological Services WYAS (ASWYAS) was commissioned by Martyn Jones of MPJ Design Associates Ltd on behalf of RH Developments (Property) to monitor the drilling of five geotechnical boreholes (BH) within an old warehouse at 23 Fishergate, York. The monitoring took place on December 10th 2009.

An archaeological watching brief was conducted during the excavation of service trenches during the construction of a new building at 31 Bootham, York. Layers of made ground were encountered and fragments from the previous buildings on site were revealed, however, no archaeological features or finds were recorded.

Nothing was found during the watching brief but it was noted that landscaping had taken place and this might have impacted upon the survival of archaeological features. [Au(adp)]

The excavation of eighty-seven trial trenches, spread out along the scheme route, targeted known anomalies from past geophysical surveys and air photo mapping, as well as apparent blank areas. The work confirmed the surviving remains in the area to either side of Wattle Syke, of enclosed settlements associated with an extensive field boundary system that were likely to date to the Late Iron Age/Romano-British period. [Au(abr)]