Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire

Land at Yew Tree Farm,

Nursling,

Hampshire Archaeological Evaluation

for CgMs Heritage

CA Project: 770827

CA Report: 18538

October 2018

Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire

Archaeological Evaluation

CA Project: 770827 CA Report: 18538

Document Control Grid Revision Date Author Checked by Status Reasons for Approved revision by A 9/10/18 Sam Wilson OG Draft General Edit REG

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CONTENTS

SUMMARY ...... 2

1. INTRODUCTION ...... 3

2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ...... 4

3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ...... 6

4. METHODOLOGY ...... 7

5. RESULTS (FIGS 2-4) ...... 7

6. THE FINDS ...... 8

7. THE BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ...... 9

8. DISCUSSION ...... 9

9. CA PROJECT TEAM ...... 9

10. REFERENCES ...... 10

APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS ...... 12 APPENDIX B: THE FINDS ...... 14 APPENDIX C: THE PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE ...... 15 APPENDIX D: OASIS REPORT FORM ...... 16

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1 Site location plan (1:25,000) Figure 2 Trench location plan showing archaeological features (1:2000) Figure 3 Trench 1: plan, section and photograph (1:20) Figure 4 Photographs Figure 5 Photographs

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SUMMARY

Project Name: Land at Yew Tree Farm Location: Nursling, Hampshire NGR: 437248 115324 Type: Evaluation Date: 2-4 October 2018 Planning Reference: 14/00137/FULLS Location of Archive: To be deposited with Hampshire Cultural Trust Site Code: YTFN18

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October 2018 on Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire. Seven trenches were excavated.

Evidence of substantial modern disturbance was noted across the Site, although a small number of features were noted in less disturbed areas. These consisted of two small, truncated and undated pits, and a ditch terminal of medieval or post-medieval date, likely a surviving remnant of a historic field system.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 In October 2018 Cotswold Archaeology (CA) carried out an archaeological evaluation for CgMs Heritage on Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire (centred at NGR: 437248 115324; Figure 1). The evaluation was undertaken to accompany a planning application (4/00137/FULLS) for the conversion of Yew Tree Farm into business floorspace and the erection of 2,953 square metres of additional business floorspace, along with associated drainage, car parking, access and landscaping. Planning permission was granted on appeal, subject to conditions. The following conditions relate to archaeology:

No development shall take place until within the application site (including site clearance) until a programme of archaeological work has been implemented in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

1.2 The evaluation was carried out in accordance with a brief for archaeological evaluation prepared by David Hopkins (Hampshire County Council), the archaeological advisors to the Local Planning Authority (LPA) Test Valley Borough Council and with a subsequent detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) produced by Wessex Archaeology (2018a) and CA (2018) and approved by David Hopkins. The fieldwork also followed Standard and guidance: Archaeological field evaluation (CIfA 2014).

The Site

1.3 The proposed development area is approximately 1.2ha, and comprises a mixed- use parcel of land enclosed by a metal security fence to the north and east and a sparse hedgerow to the south, west and north-west. The site is a mixture of scrubland with ancillary structures and areas of hardstanding associated with the former farmhouse of Yew Tree Farm. A drainage pond is located in the north west of the Site which is bounded to the north by Adanac Drive and the Ordnance Survey Headquarters, and by the M271 to the west. The Site is bounded to the south by a field currently under development and to the east by residential development. The Site lies at approximately 11m above Ordnance Datum (aOD) rising to 12m aOD in the east.

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1.4 The underlying bedrock geology of the area is mapped as Palaeogene Clay, Silt and Sand of the London Clay Formation overlain to the north by Quaternary River Terrace Deposits 1 which are comprised of sand and gravel (BGS Online, 2018)

2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

2.1 The archaeological background of the Site is outlined in a WSI produced by Wessex Archaeology (2018a) which is summarised below:

Prehistoric (970,000 BC–AD 43) 2.2 There is a substantial amount of evidence to suggest widespread use of the landscape around the Site during the prehistoric period. A number of flint tools, flakes and cores have been found during excavations as well as a number of rectilinear enclosures, identified on aerial photographs approximately 400m and 500m respectively (Wessex Archaeology 2018b).

2.3 Some of the flint flakes, tools and cores have been dated more specifically within the prehistoric period to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic (Wessex Archaeology, 2018b). The evidence relating to the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic activity comprises stone tools, found as residual material within river gravels. Such tools have been recovered in the Southampton area from gravel terraces associated with the River Test, the modern course of which is located c. 624m to the west of the Site (Turley Associates, 2014).

2.4 There is extensive evidence for Bronze Age activity in the vicinity of the Site, and this is related to regionally significant settlement sites in the Test valley. The evidence confirms that higher, well-drained river terraces in the lower Test valley were utilised in the Bronze Age for settlement and farming. A settlement site of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, was uncovered on a gravel ridge in the immediate vicinity of the Site (Wessex Archaeology 2008b and 2009, Leivers and Gibson 2011). The investigations revealed parts of six probable roundhouses, some of which were located c. 100 m to the north of the Site. These remains were accompanied by a significant assemblage of predominantly Late Bronze Age pottery. The excavation failed to reveal the full extent of this settlement or any agricultural features (such as fields) associated with it. This suggests that further

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remains may be located in the vicinity and it is possible that these extend into the Site.

Iron Age (700 BC–AD 43) and Romano-British (AD 43–410) 2.5 There is evidence for continued settlement of the landscape during the Iron Age and Romano British periods from excavations. An Iron Age cemetery was excavated just to the north of the Site where the Ordnance Survey building now stands. Several graves were excavated with associated barrows of various forms including one square example. One grave which contained a sword, spear and shield fittings, indicates a date of 1st century BC- 1st century AD (Leivers and Gibson 2011).

2.6 Two potential routes for Roman roads, are thought to cross to the north of Yew Tree Farm. One possible route connects Chilworth and Redbridge, and was identified through cartographic analysis. Another route along Bakers Drove and Redbridge Lane is also thought to have Roman origins and Redbridge lane follows the alignment of a former Holloway.

Saxon (AD 410–1066) and Medieval (AD 1066–1500) 2.7 Nursling is first mentioned as “Nhutscelle” in a document dated to AD 800. In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the settlement is mentioned as “Notesselinge”. The available data indicates that during the medieval period the majority of the area is likely to have been occupied by fields associated with scattered settlements.

2.8 The archaeological evidence for medieval activity in the vicinity of the Site includes remains found in advance of gravel extraction immediately to the north. These remains included two corn dryers, a hearth and field ditches, which indicates agricultural activity in the area and the potential for the presence of a settlement in close proximity (Wessex Archaeology 2013). These features may have been associated with a medieval precursor of Yew Tree Farm. In addition, two medieval ditches were revealed during the evaluation at Adanac Park as well as an assemblage of medieval pottery (Wessex Archaeology 2008b and 2009), confirming the presence of medieval agricultural features in this area.

Post-medieval (AD 1500–1800) and 19th Century (AD 1800–1900) 2.9 The majority of records from the post-medieval period relate to dwellings or agricultural remains. Evidence for farming is illustrated by water meadows and field boundaries. The presence of farmsteads within and round the Site from the 17th

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century onwards is well documented as both Yew Tree Farmhouse within the Site and Bargain Farmhouse to the south-east have origins in the 1600s (Wessex Archaeology 2013).

2.10 The earliest cartographic depiction of the Site is the 1846 Winterbourne Tithe map which allows the reconstruction of the agrarian landscape and numerous remains of agricultural features, including field system ditches and water meadows, are recorded in the wider landscape. Yew Tree Farmhouse is illustrated within a large farm complex comprising seven additional structures, to the north of a north-east to south-west aligned road (Turley Associates 2014).

2.11 In the later 20th century period, the Site and its surroundings were subject to significant change, as a result of the construction of the M271 Motorway to the west and Brownhill Way to the south by 1978 and the Ordnance Survey headquarters development to the east in the early 21st century, which included the laying out of Adanac Drive.

2.12 The areas immediately to the north and south of the Site have been subject to gravel extraction. The watching brief carried out in the vicinity revealed made ground deposits associated with the infill of the quarries and demonstrated that a number of bunds were located along the north, east and southern interior boundaries of the Yew Tree Farm Site. (Wessex Archaeology 2008b) However, it is possible that archaeological deposits survive within the areas formerly occupied by bunds associated with the extraction, as a feature was identified in such area during the Adanac Park evaluation (Wessex Archaeology 2008a, Turley Associates 2014).

3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

3.1 The objectives of the evaluation are to provide information about the archaeological resource within the site, including its presence/absence, character, extent, date, integrity, state of preservation and quality, in accordance Standard and guidance: Archaeological field evaluation (CIfA 2014). This information will enable the Test Valley Borough Council to identify and assess the particular significance of any heritage asset, consider the impact of the proposed development upon it, and to avoid or minimise conflict between the heritage asset’s conservation and any aspect of the development proposal, in line with the National Planning Policy Framework (DCLG 2012).

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4. METHODOLOGY

4.1 The fieldwork comprised the excavation of 7 trenches in the locations shown on Figure 2. The layout of the trenches was modified on Site due to the presence of various on site obstructions. Trenches 2, 9 and 10 were not excavated due to the presence of asbestos, and buried services; various additional obstructions in the immediate environs of the trenches resulted in there being no possibility to relocate them. Trenches 4 and 5 had to be shortened due to the presence of asbestos. Trenches were set out on OS National Grid (NGR) co-ordinates using Leica GPS and surveyed in accordance with CA Technical Manual 4 Survey Manual.

4.2 All trenches were excavated by mechanical excavator equipped with a toothless grading bucket. All machine excavation was undertaken under constant archaeological supervision to the top of the first significant archaeological horizon or the natural substrate, whichever was encountered first. Where archaeological deposits were encountered they were excavated by hand in accordance with CA Technical Manual 1: Fieldwork Recording Manual.

4.3 Deposits were assessed for their palaeoenvironmental potential in accordance with CA Technical Manual 2: The Taking and Processing of Environmental and Other Samples from Archaeological Sites. No deposits were identified that required sampling. All artefacts recovered were processed in accordance with Technical Manual 3 Treatment of Finds Immediately after Excavation.

4.4 The archive and artefacts from the evaluation are currently held by CA at their offices in Andover. Subject to the agreement of the legal landowner the artefacts will be deposited with Hampshire Cultural Trust, along with the Site archive. A summary of information from this project, set out within Appendix D, will be entered onto the OASIS online database of archaeological projects in Britain.

5. RESULTS (FIGURES 2-4)

5.1 This section provides an overview of the evaluation results; detailed summaries of the recorded contexts, finds and palaeoenvironmental evidence are to be found in Appendices A, B and C respectively.

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5.2 All excavated trenches showed evidence of the Site having been heavily disturbed in the modern period to at least a depth of 1.2m in many cases, including the large scale dumping of modern refuse which appears to have altered the ground level across the Site. This may in part at least, relate to post-medieval gravel extraction. Trenches 5, 6, 7 and 8 contained no features of archaeological interest.

5.3 In Trench 1 natural bedrock, comprising dark orange/brown sand/clay and gravel (103) was encountered at a depth of 1.05m, overlain by a brown silt/clay subsoil (102), mixed made ground of up to 0.5m thickness (101) and a brown silt/clay topsoil mixed with redeposited gravel 100. Natural 103 was cut by a well-defined ditch terminal 104 of 1.28m width and up to 0.33m depth. It contained a single secondary fill of mid-brown silt/clay 105 from which a single sherd of medieval pottery was recovered.

5.4 Trench 3 contained a mid-brown sand/silt topsoil (301) overlying modern made ground deposits, 302 and 303. Natural bedrock (300) comprised light orange/brown sand/clay with occasional flint was encountered at 0.96m below ground level (bgl) and was cut by oval-shaped pit, 304. Pit 304 measured 0.9m and 0.5m in length and width and was heavily truncated, with a maximum depth of 0.05m. It had gently sloping sides and a flat base and was filled with a single dark brown clay fill, 305, from which animal bone and burnt flint were recovered.

5.5 Trench 4 contained grey/brown sand/silt topsoil, 400, 0.14m thick, overlying made ground deposits 401, 402, 406, and 407 which extended to a depth of 0.94m bgl. These deposits overlay blue/grey clay/silt with gravel inclusions and chalk flecks, 403. Pit 404 cut 403 and was circular in plan, measuring 0.66m in diameter. It was heavily truncated and only survived to a depth of 0.04m. It contained a single dark black/grey silt/sand/gravel fill (405) from which animal bone was recovered.

6. THE FINDS

6.1 Artefactual material recovered from the evaluation is listed in Appendix B and discussed further below. All finds have been cleaned, quantified by material type in each context and recorded to an Excel spreadsheet.

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Pottery 6.2 A single sherd of pottery, weighing 5g, was recovered from ditch 104 (fill 105). The bodysherd is of a hard-fired, quartz and iron-rich fabric equitable to Brown’s (2002) ‘Local Pink Sandy Ware’ (LOPS Fabric 1087) of medieval date. The sherd cannot be closely dated due to a lack of indicators of form or decoration.

7. THE BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

Animal Bone 7.1 A small assemblage amounting to 41 fragments (81g) was recovered from deposits 305 and 405, the fills of pits 304 and 404. No datable artefactual material was recovered from these deposits The bone was poorly preserved and fragmented to the extent that it was unidentifiable beyond the level of ‘sheep size mammal’. No Useful interpretative information was obtained.

8. DISCUSSION

8.1 The Site has been subject to heavy disturbance in the modern period. However, some intact patches of natural geology were encountered during the evaluation, with a small number of surviving features.

8.2 The pits encountered in Trenches 3 and 4 were undated, although were similar in their dimensions and the finds they contained. The presence of burnt flint within pit 304 tentatively suggests a broadly prehistoric date, perhaps associated with Bronze Age and Iron Age features previously excavated at the Ordnance Survey site to the north.

8.3 The ditch terminal encountered in Trench 1 was less disturbed and is likely to be of medieval or post-medieval date. It is probably associated with field systems or related features located within a wider agricultural landscape interspersed with small villages.

9. CA PROJECT TEAM

Fieldwork was undertaken by Sam Wilson, assisted by Holly Gillingham, Mihai Bica and Brian Whitehead. The report was written by Sam Wilson. The finds and biological evidence reports were written by Sarah Cobain and Katie Marsden

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respectively. The illustrations were prepared by Tom Brindle. The archive has been compiled by Sam Wilson, and prepared for deposition by Hazel O’Neill. The project was managed for CA by Olly Good.

10. REFERENCES

BGS (British Geological Survey) 2018 Geology of Britain Viewer http://maps.bgs.ac.uk/geology viewer_google/googleviewer.html Accessed 9 October 2018

Brown, D. H. 2002 Pottery in Medieval Southampton, c. 1066-1510 Council for British Archaeology Research Report 133, CBA, York

Cotswold Archaeology (CA) 2018 Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire: Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Watching Brief

DCLG (Department of Communities and Local Government) 2012 National Planning Policy Framework

Leivers, M. and Gibson, C. 2011: A Later Bronze Age Settlement and Iron Age Cemetery. Excavations at Adanac Park, Nursling, Hampshire 2008, Proceedings of Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society, vol. 66, pp. 1-30

Turley Associates, 2014: Environmental Statement. Adanac Park: The Trustees of Barker- Mill Estate. SI/TRUW2038. January 2014. Chapter 13: Archaeology (Wessex Archaeology)

Wessex Archaeology 2018a, Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire: Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Evaluation

Wessex Archaeology 2018b, Adanac North, Nursling, Hampshire: Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment, Report No. 204930.1

Wessex Archaeology 2013: Adanac Park and Bargain Farm, Southampton, Hampshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Report No. 62328.01

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Wessex Archaeology 2009: Adanac Park, Nursling, Southampton: Post-excavation Assessment Report, Report No. 62326.01

Wessex Archaeology 2008a: Adanac Park, Nursling, Southampton: Archaeological Watching Brief Report, Report No. 62325.01

Wessex Archaeology 2008b: Adanac Park, Nursling, Southampton: Archaeological Evaluation Report, Report No. 62323.01

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APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS

Trench Context Type Fill of Context Description L W (m) D (m) Spot-date No. No. interpretation (m) 1 100 Layer Topsoil Brown silty clay and redeposited 30.7 2.05 0-0.35 gravel 1 101 Layer Made ground Mixed tarmac, rubble, CBM etc 30.7 2.05 0.32-0.8 Modern 1 102 Layer Subsoil Brown silty clay and flint gravel 30.7 2.05 0.8-1.1 1 103 Layer Natural Dark orangish brown sandy clay and 30.7 2.05 1.1-1.3+ gravel 1 104 Cut Ditch Linear ditch terminal with steeply >1.7 1.28 0.33 Medieval/ sloping sides and flat base post-medieval 1 105 Fill 104 Fill of ditch Mid brown silty clay with occasional >1.7 1.28 0.33 Medieval/ sub angular gravel post-medieval 3 300 Layer Natural Light orangish brown sandy clay with 33.6 2.05 0.83-0.96+ occasional gravel 3 301 Layer Topsoil Mid brown sandy silt 33.6 2.05 0-0.45 3 302 Layer Made ground Mixed light orangish brown sandy silt 33.6 2.05 0.45-0.68 Modern with modern rubbish 3 303 Layer Made ground Mixed dark brown clayey silt with 33.6 2.05 0.68-0.83 Modern modern rubbish 3 304 Cut Pit Oval cut of pit with gently sloping 0.9 0.5 0.05 Undated sides and flat base 3 305 Fill 304 Fill of pit Dark brown clay and gravel 0.9 0.5 0.05 Undated 4 400 Layer Topsoil Greyish brown sandy silt 19.9 2.2 0-0.14 4 401 Layer Made ground Mixed tarmac, rubble, CBM, etc 19.9 2.2 0.14-0.54 Modern 4 402 Layer Made ground Brown clay with mixed tarmac, 19.9 2.2 0.54-0.94 Modern rubble, CBM, etc 4 403 Layer Natural Blueish grey clayey silt with gravel 19.9 2.2 0.94-1.14+ and chalk flecks 4 404 Cut Pit Circular cut of pit with gently sloping 0.66 0.66 0.04 Undated sides and flat base 4 405 Fill Fill of pit Dark blackish grey silty sand and 0.66 0.66 0.04 Undated gravel 4 406 Deposit Made ground Dark brownish grey clay with rubble, >10 >2.2 1.14+ Modern CBM etc 4 407 Deposit Made ground Dark brownish grey clay with rubble, 2.5 >2.2 1.14+ Modern CBM, etc 5 500 Layer Topsoil Mid brown sandy silt 19.2 2 0-0.25 5 501 Layer Made ground Dark blue compact clay 19.2 2 0.25-0.45 Modern 5 502 Layer Made ground Mixed plastic, rubble, CBM, etc 19.2 2 0.45-0.6 Modern 5 503 Layer Made ground Dark grey clay with gravel and CBM 19.2 2 0.6-0.85 Modern 5 504 Layer Made ground Dark grey silt 19.2 2 0.85-1.2 Modern 5 505 Cut Modern pit Irregular cut of modern pit - >1.3 - Modern 5 506 Fill 505 Modern pit Dark grey clay with gravel and CBM - >1.3 - Modern 5 507 Cut Modern posthole Rectangular cut of modern posthole 0.6 0.45 1.14+ Modern 5 508 Fill 507 Modern posthole Mid yellowish brown gravel and flint 0.6 0.45 1.14+ Modern 5 509 VOID 5 510 Cut Modern posthole Irregular cut of modern posthole - 1 1.14+ Modern 5 511 Fill 510 Modern posthole Mixed plastic, rubble, CBM etc - 1 1.14+ Modern 5 512 VOID 5 513 Cut Modern posthole Rectangular cut of modern posthole 0.6 0.45 1.14+ Modern 5 514 Fill 513 Modern posthole Mid yellowish brown gravel and flint 0.6 0.45 1.14+ Modern 5 515 VOID 5 516 Structure Modern Concrete foundation >2 0.5 - Modern 5 517 Deposit Made ground Mixed plastic, rubble, CBM etc 2.5 >2 - Modern 5 518 Layer Natural Mottled orangish brown silty gravel 19.2 2 1.2+ 6 600 Layer Topsoil Dark blackish grey loose sandy silt 30.6 2.35 0-0.45

6 601 Layer Made ground Light greyish brown clayey silt with 30.6 2.35 0.45-0.64 CBM, rubble, etc 6 602 Layer Natural Mid brownish orange silty clay and 30.6 2.35 0.4-0.78+ gravel 7 700 Layer Topsoil Mid brown silty sand 32.3 2.3 0-0.3 7 701 Layer Made ground Mid orangish brown silty sand 32.3 2.3 0.3-0.5 7 702 Layer Made ground Mid brownish black sandy silt 32.3 2.3 0.5-0.7 7 703 Layer Made ground Light greyish orange sandy silt 32.3 2.3 0.7-0.9 7 704 Layer Natural Mid brownish grey clay and gravel - >2.3 0.9-1.25+ 7 705 Layer Made ground Dark grey silty clay with modern - >2.3 1.25+ CBM, rubble etc 7 706 Layer Made ground Mid grey clay and sand - >2.3 1.25+ 7 707 Layer Made ground Mid grey silty clay >2.3 1.25+ 7 708 Layer Natural Light grey silty gravel >2.3 1.25+ 7 709 Layer Natural Mottled greyish yellow silty gravel >2.3 1.25+ 8 800 Layer Topsoil Mid greyish brown sandy silt 24.5 2.25 0-0.15 8 801 Layer Made ground Redeposited modern gravel 24.5 2.25 0.15-0.4 8 802 Layer Made ground Mid orangish brown silt and gravel 24.5 2.25 0.4-0.55 8 803 Layer Made ground Dark greyish brown silt with CBM, 24.5 2.25 0.55-0.95 rubble, etc 8 804 Layer Natural Dark greenish grey clayey silt 24.5 2.25 0.95-1.18+ 8 805 Layer Natural Light yellowish orange clayey silt 24.5 2.25 1.15-1.18+ with iron panning 8 806 VOID 8 807 Layer Natural Mid greenish grey clayey silt 24.5 2.25 1.15-1.18+

APPENDIX B: THE FINDS

Context Class Description Fabric Code Ct. Wt.(g) Spot-date 105 medieval pottery Oxidised quartz-rich fabric Qz 1 5 Med

APPENDIX C: THE PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE

Table 1: Identified animal species by fragment count (NISP) and weight and context.

Cut Fill MM Total Weight (g) 304 305 19 19 51 404 405 22 22 30 Total 41 41 Weight 81 81 MM = sheep size mammal

APPENDIX D: OASIS REPORT FORM

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Name Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire Short description An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October 2018 on Land at Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire. Seven trenches were excavated.

Project dates 2-4 October 2018 Project type Field Evaluation

Previous work None

Future work Unknown PROJECT LOCATION Site Location Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire Study area (M2/ha) 1.2ha Site co-ordinates 437248 115324 PROJECT CREATORS Name of organisation Cotswold Archaeology Project Brief originator Hampshire County Council Project Design (WSI) originator Wessex Archaeology/Cotswold Archaeology

Project Manager Olly Good Project Supervisor Sam Wilson MONUMENT TYPE None SIGNIFICANT FINDS None PROJECT ARCHIVES Intended final location of archive Content (e.g. pottery, (museum/Accession no.) animal bone etc)

Physical Hampshire Cultural Trust Ceramics, animal bone Paper Hampshire Cultural Trust Context sheets, trench sheets etc Digital Hampshire Cultural Trust Digital photos etc BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Trench 3, looking north-east (1m scales)

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PROJECT TITLE Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire Trench 1, looking south-west (1m scales) Trench 4, looking west (1m scale)

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PROJECT TITLE Yew Tree Farm, Nursling, Hampshire Trench 7, looking east (1m scales) Trench 8, looking north-east (1m scales)

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