SNN110440 - Old Stratford to Kiln Farm Water Main Replacement: Archaeological evaluation report, October 2014

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Type Report
Title Old Stratford to Kiln Farm Water Main Replacement: Archaeological evaluation report, October 2014
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2014
SMR Input Date (use for label searches) 05/10/2016

Abstract/Summary

Between 15th September and 17th October 2014 Oxford Archaeology East carried out an evaluation along the route of a new water main running between Old Stratford, Northamptonshire (SP 7875 3964) and Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes (SP 7960 3962). In total, 21 trenches were excavated along the route. Within these trenches, Romano-British remains were found on the western side of the route in Northamptonshire, beneath the footprint of a temporary compound. The remains consisted of ditches, gullies and pits. Early to Mid Roman Pottery and lead artefacts from the features indicate relatively high status and possibly ritual activity within the vicinity. Trenching along the rest of the pipe route indicated the land had seen little activity that survived in the archaeological record. Within the pipe route in Northamptonshire, two fields were found to contain surviving ridge and furrow earthworks. A topographic survey was undertaken within these fields to preserve the furrows by record, and give guidance to their reinstatement. The stripping of topsoil was monitored along the route of the pipeline where it ran parallel with the A422 in the westernmost part of the route. No archaeological features were recorded, although a single Roman coin and a sherd of greyware pottery were recovered from the topsoil.

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Digital and hard copies

Location

NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team HER Library

Referenced Monuments (5)

  • Medieval/Post Medieval Ridge & Furrow, Passenham (Monument)
  • Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
  • Possible Romano-British Ditches (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
  • Probable Bronze Age Round Barrow, south-west of the River Great Ouse (Monument)
  • Roman ditches, pits and postholes (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Old Stratford to Kiln Farm Water Main Replacement, 2014 (Trial trench) (Ref: 1667)

Record last edited

Mar 22 2017 9:15AM

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