TAP ResearchPaper018-Wingates

Carraw Farm, Northumberland: Archaeological Mitigation by Excavation and Watching Brief, 2015

 Illus. 02: Plan of Carraw farmstead showing the position of the strip, map and sample archaeological mitigation works (yellow infill and Drain Trench) and the position of the preceding phase of evaluation trenching (red transparency infills) in relation to the existing farmstead and other new developments (purple transparencies).

Grandy's Knowe, Northumberland: Archaeological Evaluation and Historic Building Record, 2008

Britannia, 1993

n c i. The East Midland region showing the river Trent, the sites at Osmanthorpe and Newton, and neighbouring castra probably belonging to the pre-Flavian period. Open squares represent other possible sites. RECENT WORK AT OSMANTHORPE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE l 6 l a gazetteer of sites and findspots) by Whitwell. Work in the area has also been reconsidered by Wheater, particularly with regard to the possibility that a road ran along the valley in Roman times, and more recently by Turner. 3 The present note, while based on an independent review of published reports, has benefited greatly from their work. The Greet is a tributary of the Trent (FIG. 2), flowing southeast from areas of Bunter sandstone through clay soils to join the Trent in the gravels and alluvial soils of the wide Trent basin. Near the Trent the Greet flows through a very low-lying area; the central valley of the Greet is defined by watersheds to the southwest and (closer to the river) to the northeast , while the upper valley is divided by higher ground, like Camp Hill, between the Greet itself and tributaries. The clay soils of the central valley are fertile, and the lighter soils of the Trent basin have attracted settlement since prehistoric times. Cropmarks have been observed near the junction of the Greet with the Trent. At Fiskerton there is a double line of ditches cut by one of two intersecting pit-alignments. A little way northeast , at Rolleston, enclosures are recorded at three distinct locations. 4 Earthworks are known at Camp Hill and Combs Farm, both at Farnsfield, and (not far from the Greet valley) at Old Ox (Oxton), Fox Wood (Woodborough), and Burton Lodge (Burton Joyce). The date and nature of these earthworks is not yet fully explained. While they may be originally of pre-Roman date, Romano-British sherds have been found near the earthworks both at Camp Hill and at Combs Farm. 5 Another earthwork is recorded at Burgage Hill in Southwell, but is no longer visible. 6 The most important single excavated local Romano-British site is the villa at Southwell, which, according to Todd, bears comparison with the largest in the province. Two other villas, situated close to one another just outside the Greet valley, at Epperstone and Thurgarton, have also been excavated, but were much more modest. 7 Two military sites have recently been discovered from the air by D.N. Riley. One is a marching-camp at Farnsfield. Limited excavation at the northeast entrance of the camp

Introduction In the last twenty to thirty years, due to advances in technology such as aerial photography and Lidar imagery, the Cambridgeshire landscape has come alive with sites of historical importance. Sites such as Flag Fen and the South Cambridgeshire Dykes, and the recent discovery of Britain’s best preserved Bronze Age dwellings at Whittlesey have revealed Cambridgeshire as a place of great historical significance. However, the importance of more recent history, such as world war archaeology, is often overlooked. The nature of Britain’s post 1945 de-requisition programme has resulted in the destruction or loss of many sites that were of great importance during World War II, particularly airfields. The number of active airfields nationally increased during WWII and decreased again at the end of the war (see Figure 2) and this national change is reflected in the airfields of Cambridgeshire. The boundaries of Cambridgeshire have changed with the incorporation of Huntingdonshire in 1974: to ensure continuity, the county of Cambridgeshire will be defined as prior to 1974, and all images and discussion will relate the county of Cambridgeshire as defined at this time. During WWII there were 18 airfields in use in Cambridgeshire, some previously in existence and others built during the war. The names, locations, types of airfield and years during which these airfields were active are summarised in Figure 1. This dissertation aims to investigate the creation, location, morphology and evolution of these airfields prior to, during and directly after WWII to identify the rationale behind their construction throughout their careers.

Whitton Farm, Woodland Planting Scheme, Rothbury, Northumberland: Archaeological Assessment & Survey, 2022

Cat. No. 189: Holloway/Track; NGR NU 06433 00508 A track running over the culverted Whitton Burn and incised as a holloway on both approaches to it. Approximately 2-2.50 m in width. Cat. No. 190: Gate post; NGR NU 06432 00510. Gate-post on the north bank of the Whitton burn, constructed from a single piece of sandstone, 1.2 m high (above current ground level) x 0.30 x 0.23 m diam., containing several notches and sockets, some of them highly weathered. Cat. No. 191: Stone boundary bank; NGR NU 06401 00507. A stone boundary bank on the south side of the burn, up to 0.70 m high facing the stream. Cat. No. 192: Stone boundary bank; NGR NU 06367 00486 A stone boundary bank running N-S (continuation of 191), up to 0.70 m high. Cat. No. 193: Holloway; NGR NU 06336 00495 A Holloway running from or alongside the N-S bank (192) to the burn; 1 m wide with some stone incorporated in its north side bank. Cat. No. 194: Field wall/stone boundary; NGR NU 06211 00478-NU 06162 00455-NU 06127 00443. An extensive stone-built boundary wall of varying height, extending along the north bank of the burn, crossing at NU 06127 00443 to the south side and continuing westwards close to the stream. Removed by erosion in places. Crosses back to the north side of the burn near the west end of the survey area. Cat. No. 195: Bridge abutments; NGR NU 06150 00454. Stone bridge abutments closely spaced either side of the burn some 3 m from feature [194], forming a channel 0.30-70 m wide comprising up to four courses on the north side. A pool, perhaps a sheepwash, lies on the downstream side.