| Summary: | Test pit excavations were carried out by AC archaeology in February 2015 on a Scheduled Barrow (no. 1010267) at SY 15909582 forming part of the Farway Hill cemetery. The excavations formed Stage 2 of a S17-funded project to investigate the barrow, which is included on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register. Stage 1, comprising geophysical surveys, a topographic survey, and an auger survey, failed to locate any earthwork or below-ground evidence for the barrow.
A total of four test pits was hand excavated across the barrow. These exposed a soil sequence comprising turf/leaf litter and topsoil, overlying the natural geology, which was consistent with the results of the Stage 1 auger survey. No evidence for archaeological deposits, features or finds was located, and it is concluded that the barrow has been completely ploughed away. |
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