Fieldwalking and watching brief by British Gas at the Cambridge to Epping gas pipeline, 1989 to 1990 - EEX53215
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5416 2058 (9670m by 40539m) (22 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL52SW |
| Civil Parish | HIGH LAVER, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STANFORD RIVERS, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | BROXTED, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | DEBDEN, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | GREAT CANFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | HATFIELD BROAD OAK, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CANFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | LITTLEBURY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | STRETHALL, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WENDENS AMBO, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WHITE ROOTHING, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WICKEN BONHUNT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
British Gas
Date
01 Apr 1990 - 31 Aug 1990 between
Description
Fieldwalking and watching brief evaluated the land during groundworks for the construction of the Cambridge to Epping gas pipeline. Fieldwalking was carried out by a team of four archaeologists walking at 10m spacings within each arable field. Five transects were walked, centred on the centreline of the proposed pipeline. This gave a 40m wide survey area, and provided approximately 25% coverage of the ground within this area. Recovered artefacts within each 10m stint of each transect, were given a unique alphanumeric reference (e.g. B20). Details of each field walked (including weather/light conditions, ground visibility, relief, walkers present) were recorded on pro-forma record sheets. These form part of the project archive.
Sources
- <1> SEX61231 DESC TEXT: Smoothy, M.D.. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline.
- <2> SEX70735 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - MAPS.
- <3> SEX70736 DESC TEXT: Havis, R. ?. 1990. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - CORRESPONDENCE NOTES.
- <4> SEX70737 Geophysical Survey Report: Bartlett Consultancy. 2001. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - Archaeogeophysical Survey Part 2.
- <5> SEX70738 Desk-Based Assessment: Network Archaeology. 2001. Cambridge to Epping 1990 - 900mm Gas Pipeline - Desk based Assessment.
Related Monuments/Buildings (20)
- EHER 19446 Iron Age ditch at Site 17, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19445 Iron Age pit at Site 16, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19448 Iron Age to Roman ditches and post hole at Site 19, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19436 Late Iron Age to Roman enclosure and undated probable late prehistoric cropmark features, Cambridge to Epping pipeline - Site 7 (Monument)
- EHER 19442 Medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds and tile at Site 13, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19451 Medieval to post-medieval pottery sherds and tile at Site 22, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19443 Possible Roman cemetery at Site 14, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19449 Possible Roman field system at Site 20, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19438 Possible site of late Iron Age to Roman settlement at Site 9, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19444 Possible site of post-medieval settlement at Site 15, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Monument)
- EHER 19435 Post-medieval pottery sherds and tile at Site 6, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19431 Prehistoric flint flakes at Site 2, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19432 Prehistoric flint flakes at Site 3, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19433 Prehistoric flint flakes at Site 4, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19430 Prehistoric flint scatter at Site 1, Cambridge to Epping gas pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19437 Prehistoric flint scatter at Site 8, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19439 Prehistoric flints at Site 10, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19453 Roman pottery sherds and tile at Site 24, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19450 Roman pottery sherds at Site 21, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)
- EHER 19452 Roman pottery sherds at Site 23, Cambridge to Epping pipeline (Find Spot)