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Monument Number 1242724
Hob Uid: 1242724
Location : Leicestershire Harborough Husbands Bosworth
Grid Ref : SP6400082300
Summary : A Neolithic causewayed enclosure identified in the summer of 1999 following geophysical survey in the area of a flint scatter near Husbands Bosworth. The site comprises two closely-spaced concentric circuits of interrupted ditch enclosing an area of circa 1.5 hectares. Trial trenching has recovered late Neolithic pottery and flint from the upper levels of the ditches. There is some suggestion of an internal bank, while post holes between the two ditch circuits have been tentatively interpreted as some kind of revetment for the bank.
More information : SP 64018235. Neolithic causewayed enclosure identified in the summer of 1999 following geophysical survey in the area of a flint scatter near Husbands Bosworth. The site comprises two closely-spaced concentric circuits of interrupted ditch enclosing an area of circa 1.5 hectares. Trial trenching has recovered late Neolithic pottery and flint from the upper levels of the ditches. There is some suggestion of an internal bank, while post holes between the two ditch circuits have been tentatively interpreted as some kind of revetment for the bank. Scheduled. (1-3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Clay, P. A first causewayed enclosure for Leicestershire
Page(s) : 03-Apr
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Vol(s) : 32, 1999

Source Number : 2
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Source details : Clay, P. The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Leicestershire and Rutland.
Page(s) : Jan-18
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Vol(s) : 73, 1999

Source Number : 3
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Source details : 25-Jun-01
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Causewayed Enclosure
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Lithic Scatter
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Neolithic
Component Monument Type : Causewayed Enclosure
Object Type : VESSEL, LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Object Material : Pottery, Flint

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 30089
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 68 SW 47
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1998-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1998-01-01
End Date : 1998-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2005-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1242724