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Hall Farm Stables, Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire

Collie, Tom and Clarke, Graeme (2020) Hall Farm Stables, Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. [Client Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Between the 26th-27th August 2020, Oxford Archaeology East conducted an archaeological evaluation on land at Hall Farm Stables, Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. This was remediation work to inform the Planning Authority on the archaeological character of the available development area as a manège had already been constructed in advance of the required archaeological evaluation. Three c.15m long trenches were excavated immediately east of the manège which revealed two small ditches and two small pits.
Although no datable artefacts were recovered from these features, a quantity of cattle bone recovered from one of the ditch fills probably represents a dump of butchery waste generated by the nearby village. The boundary ditches do not appear on 19th and 20th century maps of the site. Therefore, these features probably represent minor plot divisions and agricultural activity associated with the arable land of Hall Farm, documented to encompass the site as far back as the 16th century.

Item Type: Client Report
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cambridgeshire, cambridgeshire, Waterbeach waterbeach, evaluation, Evaluation, archaeological evaluation, manège, Hall Farm, hall farm, Post-Medieval, post-medieval, Post Medieval, post medieval, agriculture, agricultural feature, animal remains, animal bone, animal bones, bone, bones, butchery, butchery waste, plot division, plot divisions, ditch, ditches, pit, pits, arable, arable land, 2445, report 2445, Report 2445, OAE report 2445
Subjects: Geographical Areas > English Counties > Cambridgeshire
Period > UK Periods > Post Medieval 1540 - 1901 AD
Divisions: Oxford Archaeology East
Depositing User: Hamilton
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2020 09:22
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2020 09:22
URI: http://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/id/eprint/5874

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