Land at Callendar Farm the Long Shoot, Nuneaton Warwickshire

Land at Callendar Farm The Long Shoot, Nuneaton

Warwickshire Archaeological Evaluation

for Jelson Limited

CA Project: 660991 CA Report: 17641 Site Code: LCF17

November 2017

Land at Callendar Farm The Long Shoot, Nuneaton Warwickshire

Archaeological Evaluation

CA Project: 660991 CA Report: 17641

Document Control Grid Revision Date Author Checked by Status Reasons for Approved revision by A 27 NOVEMBER CHRISTOPHER RICHARD FIRST CLIFF 2017 LEONARD YOUNG ISSUE BATEMAN

This report is confidential to the client. Cotswold Archaeology accepts no responsibility or liability to any third party to whom this report, or any part of it, is made known. Any such party relies upon this report entirely at their own risk. No part of this report may be reproduced by any means without permission.

CONTENTS

SUMMARY ...... 2

1. INTRODUCTION ...... 3

2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ...... 4

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

4. METHODOLOGY ...... 6

5. RESULTS (FIGS 2–6) ...... 7

6. THE FINDS ...... 7

7. DISCUSSION ...... 8

8. CA PROJECT TEAM ...... 8

9. REFERENCES ...... 9

APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS ...... 11 APPENDIX B: THE FINDS ...... 13 APPENDIX C: OASIS REPORT FORM ...... 14

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. 1 Site location plan (1:25,000) Fig. 2 Trench location plan, showing archaeological features and geophysical survey results (1:1250) Fig. 3 Sections of modern field boundaries (1:20) Fig. 4 Photograph: Field boundary 1203, looking west (1m scale) Fig. 5 Sections of furrows (1:20) Fig. 6 Photograph: Furrow 2904, looking north-west

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SUMMARY

Project Name: Land at Callendar Farm Location: The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire NGR: 438906 293157 Type: Evaluation Date: 23–31 October 2017 Planning Reference: 032578 Location of Archive: To be deposited with Warwickshire Museum Service Site Code: LCF 17

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October 2017 on land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Thirty five trenches were excavated.

The evaluation identified two modern field boundary ditches, depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map, and extant until the late 20th century. Agricultural furrows were also recorded across the site. A modern pit was excavated at the northern edge of the site. No features pre-dating the modern period were identified during the evaluation.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 In October 2017 Cotswold Archaeology (CA) carried out an archaeological evaluation for Jelson Limited on land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire (centred at NGR: 438906 293157; Fig. 1). Outline permission has been granted by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC; ref: 032578.) for the demolition of No.162 The Long Shoot and the erection of up to 150 dwellings with associated public open space, landscaping, infrastructure and parking provision. On the advice of John Robinson, Planning Archaeologist, Warwickshire County Council (WCC), the archaeological advisor to NBBC, a condition (Condition 25) was attached to the planning permission stating that:

No development shall commence until a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation has been secured which has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

1.2 The evaluation was carried out in accordance with a detailed Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) produced by CA (2017) and approved by John Robinson. The fieldwork also followed Standard and guidance: Archaeological field evaluation (CIfA 2014).

The site 1.3 The proposed development area is approximately 11.8ha, and comprises 7ha of agricultural land and a caravan storage area, some 4.8ha in extent. The agricultural land is divided into two fields, both surrounded on their borders by further agricultural farmland. The caravan storage area consists of a mix of grassland and hard standing. The western part of the site lies at approximately 90m above Ordnance Datum (AOD) with the eastern part sloping down gently to the east to approximately 88m AOD.

1.4 The underlying bedrock geology of the area is mapped as Mercia Mudstone of the Early Triassic era, with superficial deposits of Thrussington Member – Diamicton (BGS 2017). Red and yellow clays with patches of orange sand and gravel were observed in all of the trenches.

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2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

2.1 The following archaeological background is summarised from the Archaeological Appraisal (CA 2010) and later Heritage Assessment (CA 2014) and includes the results of a programme of geophysical survey (Stratascan 2014). These sources identified no known archaeological remains within the site.

Prehistoric period (pre AD 43) 2.2 A Palaeolithic hand-axe was recovered some 1.5km to the north-east of the current site adjacent to Dodwells Bridge Industrial Estate (WA 1997), and this represents the only prehistoric find within the surrounding environs. The relative dearth of evidence for prehistoric activity in this part of Warwickshire has previously been noted (Hingley 1996, 21).

Roman period (AD 43 – c. AD 410) 2.3 The northern boundary of the site lies approximately 500m south of the A5, which preserves the course of Watling Street Roman road. This major Roman road is marked at various points by rectangular, defensive enclosures, most notably at Mancetter in Warwickshire (Gould 1999), approximately 4km from the site. It is known that the Roman road system in Britain was served by an institution called the Cursus Publicus, comprising a network of roadside mansios or official inns, with examples noted within Warwickshire at Alcester (Mahany 1994) and Tripontium (Lucas 1984).

2.4 Alongside Watling Street, 750m north-west of the site, a hoard was discovered in 1607 when a large square stone was removed at the crossing-point of Watling Street and the ‘road to Coventry’ from Higham. Although this hoard comprised predominantly medieval artefacts, several Roman coins dating to the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117) were included.

Early medieval (AD 410 - 1066) and medieval periods (1066 – 1539) 2.5 The town of Nuneaton itself probably began as a pre-conquest farmstead, the Old English name Eatone meaning ‘water-town’. It was recorded as a small hamlet in the Domesday Book, and as a result of the foundation of an Abbey in the 12th century, had grown to such an extent that it was granted its own market in 1233. It is to the Benedictine nunnery that the town owes it name (VCH 1947, 165).

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2.6 As noted above, the bulk of the hoard located at the crossroads on Watling Street 750m north-west of the site dated to the medieval period. Three finger rings, items of gold jewellery and 250 silver coins of Henry III were recorded. A single medieval coin of the 15th century was reported by metal detectorists west of Hollow Farm, 300m north-west of the site.

2.7 There are several recorded deserted medieval settlements within the Nuneaton area, including one at Hydes Pasture, approximately 800m to the south-east of the site, although there are no visible earthworks associated with this occupation (Dyer 1996).

2.8 Within the vicinity of the site, aerial photographic survey from 1994 has recorded areas of surviving ridge and furrow earthworks situated 300m to the west, 400m to the north, and 100m to the south of the site. Although these features are technically undated, they are thought very likely to date from the medieval period. This evidence suggests the presence of a widespread agricultural landscape surrounding the assessment site, possibly forming part of the agricultural hinterland of medieval Nuneaton.

Post-medieval (1540 – 1800) and modern periods (1801 – present) 2.9 The First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889 depicts the site as broadly similar to its present state, comprising several agricultural fields. Callendar Farm is recorded as Calendar Farm. Apart from the removal of a few field boundaries and the construction of Meadowcroft Farm and Calendar Grove (between 1904 and 1921; Ordnance Survey Second Edition and Third Edition) the modern agricultural landscape is comparable to that recorded in 1889. An archaeological evaluation to the rear of Nos 194 to 262 The Long Shoot in 2015 (AW 2015), which lie immediately to the north-east of the current site recorded extant ridge and furrow and a 19th-century brick waster land drain.

Results of Geophysical Survey 2.10 The geophysical survey of the site identified evidence of ridge and furrow on broadly north-west/south-east alignments in the eastern field and strong anomalies most likely representing field drains in the north-western part of the western field. Magnetic spikes in both fields were likely caused by ferrous objects within the topsoil (Stratascan 2014).

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3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

3.1 The objectives of the evaluation were 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 with Standard and guidance: Archaeological field evaluation (CIfA 2014). This information will enable NBBC 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).

4. METHODOLOGY

4.1 The fieldwork comprised the excavation of 35 trenches, each 50m long and 1.8m wide, in the locations shown on the attached plan (Fig. 2). Trench 28 was split to avoid the route of a known sewer identified on a plan supplied by the client. Trench 29 was shortened to avoid a potential service detected using cable avoidance equipment. Trench 35 was split to avoid damaging a stone-filled field drain observed during the excavation of the trench. All changes to the trench layouts were made with the approval of John Robinson. The 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.

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4.4 The archive and artefacts from the evaluation are currently held by CA at their offices in Kemble. Subject to the agreement of the legal landowner the artefacts will be deposited with Warwickshire Museum Service along with the site archive. A summary of information from this project, set out within Appendix C, will be entered onto the OASIS online database of archaeological projects in Britain.

5. RESULTS (FIGS 2–6)

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

5.2 No archaeological features or deposits pre-dating the modern period were identified in any of the trenches. A single, heavily abraded, sherd of probable medieval pottery was recovered as a subsoil find from Trench 20.

5.3 A modern field boundary ditch was recorded on an east/west alignment in Trenches 8, 9 and 12 (Fig. 3, section BB) and a perpendicular north/south aligned field boundary ditch was recorded in Trench 4 (Fig. 3, section AA). Both ditches cut the subsoil and are depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (NLS 2017), dividing the western field into three smaller fields. Post-medieval ceramic building material (CBM) was recovered from ditch section 1203.

5.4 A series of furrows were identified in the majority of trenches across the site. In the western field (Trenches 1–23) the furrows were on a broadly east/west alignment (Fig. 5, section CC). In the eastern field (Trenches 26, 27 and 30–35) and the former caravan storage area (Trenches 24, 25, 28 and 29) the furrows were north- west/south-east aligned (Fig. 5, sections DD and EE).

5.5 Pit 703 was partially exposed within Trench 7. The pit was sub-circular in plan with steep sides and a flat base. A section of modern ceramic drain pipe was noted within fill 704, but was not recovered.

6. THE FINDS

6.1 Artefactual material was hand-recovered from two deposits (furrow fills and a field boundary fill) and dates to the post-medieval/modern period. The pottery has been

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recorded according to sherd count/weight per fabric. Codings for fabrics given in the text in parenthesis correspond to the codes as defined in the type series for Warwickshire by Soden and Ratkai (1998).

Pottery 6.2 An unfeatured bodysherd in an oxidised-firing fabric with a grey core was retrieved from subsoil 2001. It had been tempered with quartz and rock (SQ), and although moderately abraded is likely to be of medieval date.

Ceramic building material 6.3 Fill 1205 of ditch 1203 produced two fragments of ceramic building material of post- medieval date. These consisted of a relatively unabraded fragment of roof tile and a fragment of brick in a heavily abraded condition.

7. DISCUSSION

7.1 Despite the potential for Roman and medieval remains to be present (see Archaeological Background, above), no features or deposits pre-dating the modern period were identified during the evaluation. The results of the evaluation correspond well with those of the preceding geophysical survey, which identified only field drains and furrows within the evaluation area (Stratascan 2014).

7.2 In conjunction with the results of the recent archaeological evaluations immediately to the north at 194–262 The Long Shoot (AW 2015), which also did not identify any archaeological features, the results of the evaluation suggest that Roman activity associated with Watling Street did not extend as far as the site, and that it formed part of the agricultural hinterland of Nuneaton throughout the medieval and post- medieval periods.

8. CA PROJECT TEAM

Fieldwork was undertaken by Christopher Leonard, assisted by Danielle Adams, Gary Baddeley, Sam Bateman and Andrew Hurst. The report was written by Christopher Leonard. The finds report was written by Jacky Sommerville. The illustrations were prepared by Rosanna Price. The archive has been compiled and

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prepared for deposition by Hazel O’Neill. The project was managed for CA by Richard Young.

9. REFERENCES

AW (Archaeology Warwickshire) 2015 Land to the rear of 194-262 The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Archaeology Warwickshire Report 1518

BGS (British Geological Survey) 2017 Geology of Britain Viewer http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html Accessed 1 November 2017

CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2017 Land at Callendar Farm, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Evaluation

CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2014 Callendar Farm, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Heritage Assessment. CA Report No. 14035

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

Dyer, C. 1996 ‘Rural settlements in medieval Warwickshire’, in Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, 100, 117-132.

Gould, J. 1999 ‘The Watling Street Burgi’, in Britannia, 30, 185-197.

Hingley, R. 1996 ‘Prehistoric Warwickshire: a review of the evidence’, in Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, 100, 1-23.

Leleux, R. 1976 ‘The east Midlands’, in A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, vol. 9

Lucas, J, 1984 ‘Tripontium, third interim report’, in Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society, 91, 25-54.

Mahany, C. 1994 (ed.) Roman Alcester: southern extramural area, 1964-1966 excavations

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part 1: stratigraphy and structures

NLS (National Library of Scotland) NLS maps http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.5368&lon=-1.4298&layers=6&b=1 Accessed 1 November 2017

Soden, I. and Ratkai, S. 1998 Warwickshire Medieval and Post Medieval Pottery Type Series. Warwick. Warwickshire Museum Field Services

Stratascan 2014 Callendar Farm, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Geophysical Survey Report. Project No. J6090.

VCH (Victoria County Histories) 1947 A History of the County of Warwick, vol. 4

WA (Wessex Archaeology) 1997 The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, report 3, 1996- 1997 (Region 8 and 11 East Anglian Rivers and the Trent drainage)

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APPENDIX A: CONTEXT DESCRIPTIONS

Trench Context Type Fill of Interpretation Description L (m) W (m) D (m) Spot date 1 100 Layer Topsoil Dark brown grey clay silt. 0.27 Occasional rounded stones 1 101 Layer Subsoil Light brown orange silty sand. 0.12 Common small stones 1 102 Layer Natural Red and yellow clay with bands of orange sand and rounded stones 2 200 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.26 2 201 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.12 2 202 Layer Natural Same as 102 3 300 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.29 3 301 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.13 3 302 Layer Natural Same as 102 4 400 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.27 4 401 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.18 4 402 Layer Natural Same as 102 4 403 Cut Ditch N/S aligned modern field boundary >1.8 2.27 0.34 4 404 Fill 403 Ditch fill Fill of modern field boundary >1.8 2.27 0.34 5 500 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.31 5 501 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.12 5 502 Layer Natural Same as 102 6 600 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.27 6 601 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.14 6 602 Layer Natural Same as 102 7 700 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.28 7 701 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.11 7 702 Layer Natural Same as 102 7 703 Cut Pit Circular in plan. Steep sides. >0.59 0.75 0.27 7 704 Fill 703 Pit fill Mid grey brown silt clay. Occasional >0.59 0.75 0.27 small stones 8 800 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.29 8 801 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.12 8 802 Layer Natural Same as 102 8 803 Cut Ditch E/W aligned modern field boundary >1.8 3.19 8 804 Fill 803 Ditch fill Fill of modern field boundary >1.8 3.19 9 900 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.35 9 901 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.1 9 902 Layer Natural Same as 102 9 903 Cut Ditch Continuation of 803 >3.1 1.15 9 904 Fill 903 Ditch fill Same as 804 >3.1 1.15 10 1000 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.3 10 1001 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.1 10 1002 Layer Natural Same as 102 11 1100 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.36 11 1101 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.1 11 1102 Layer Natural Same as 102 12 1200 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.29 12 1201 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.18 12 1202 Layer Natural Same as 102 12 1203 Cut Ditch Continuation of 803 >1.8 2.6 0.57 12 1204 Fill 1203 Ditch fill Lower fill: dark grey silt clay >1.8 0.63 0.21 12 1205 Fill 1203 Ditch fill Upper fill: same as 804 >1.8 2.6 0.36 13 1300 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.3 13 1301 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.16 13 1302 Layer Natural Same as 102 14 1400 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.32 14 1401 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.08 14 1402 Layer Natural Same as 102 15 1500 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.29 15 1501 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.18 15 1502 Layer Natural Same as 102 16 1600 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.27 16 1601 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.19 16 1602 Layer Natural Same as 102 17 1700 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.28 17 1701 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.17 17 1702 Layer Natural Same as 102

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Trench Context Type Fill of Interpretation Description L (m) W (m) D (m) Spot date 18 1800 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.27 18 1801 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.2 18 1802 Layer Natural Same as 102 19 1900 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.26 19 1901 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.19 19 1902 Layer Natural Same as 102 20 2000 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.25 20 2001 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.15 20 2002 Layer Natural Same as 102 20 2003 Cut Furrow E/W aligned furrow >1.8 3.3 0.22 20 2004 Fill 2003 Furrow fill Light yellow brown clay silt >1.8 3.3 0.22 21 2100 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.29 21 2101 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.13 21 2102 Layer Natural Same as 102 22 2200 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.27 22 2201 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.14 22 2202 Layer Natural Same as 102 23 2300 Layer Topsoil Same as 100 0.28 23 2301 Layer Subsoil Same as 101 0.2 23 2302 Layer Natural Same as 102 24 2400 Layer Gravel surface Compacted gravel surface for 0.31 caravan park 24 2401 Layer Buried topsoil Dark yellow grey clay silt. 0.34 Occasional small stones 24 2402 Layer Subsoil Mid yellow brown clay silt. 0.15 Occasional small stones 24 2403 Layer Natural Same as 102 25 2500 Layer Gravel surface Same as 2400 0.4 25 2501 Layer Subsoil Light grey sandy clay. Common 0.25 small stones 25 2502 Layer Natural Same as 102 26 2600 Layer Topsoil Dark brown grey sandy silt. 0.4 Occasional small stones 26 2601 Layer Natural Same as 102 26 2602 Cut Furrow NW/SE aligned furrow >2 0.66 0.19 26 2603 Fill 2602 Furrow fill Light yellow brown clay silt >2 0.66 0.19 27 2700 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.42 27 2701 Layer Natural Same as 101 28 2800 Layer Gravel surface Same as 2400 0.33 28 2801 Layer Buried topsoil Same as 2401 0.22 28 2802 Layer Subsoil Same as 2402 0.15 28 2803 Layer Natural Same as 102 29 2900 Layer Gravel surface Same as 2400 0.3 29 2901 Layer Topsoil Same as 2401 0.33 29 2902 Layer Subsoil Same as 2402 0.15 29 2903 Layer Natural Same as 102 29 2904 Cut Furrow NW/SE aligned furrow >2.3 1.5 0.14 29 2905 Fill 2904 Furrow fill Light yellow brown clay silt >2.3 1.5 0.14 30 3000 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.4 30 3001 Layer Natural Same as 102 31 3100 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.24 31 3101 Layer Subsoil Light grey brown silty clay 0.19 31 3102 Layer Natural Same as 102 32 3200 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.27 32 3201 Layer Subsoil Same as 3101 0.19 32 3202 Layer Natural Same as 102 33 3300 Layer Topsoil Same as 2601 0.2 33 3301 Layer Subsoil Same as 3101 0.12 33 3302 Layer Natural Same as 102 34 3400 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.25 34 3401 Layer Subsoil Same as 3101 0.16 34 3402 Layer Natural Same as 102 35 3500 Layer Topsoil Same as 2600 0.31 35 3501 Layer Subsoil Same as 3101 0.14 35 3502 Layer Natural Same as 102

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APPENDIX B: THE FINDS

Context Category Description Fabric Count Weight Spot-date Code (g) 1205 Post-medieval ceramic Roof tile, brick 2 227 Post-medieval building material 2001 Medieval pottery Quartz-and-rock tempered SQ 1 4 Post-medieval fabric Post-medieval ceramic Fragment 1 1 building material

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APPENDIX C: OASIS REPORT FORM

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Name Land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Short description An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in October 2017 on land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Thirty five trenches were excavated. The evaluation identified two modern field boundary ditches, depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map, and extant until the late 20th century. Agricultural furrows were also recorded across the site. A modern pit was excavated at the northern edge of the site. No features pre-dating the modern period were identified during the evaluation. Project dates 23-31 October 2017 Project type Field evaluation Previous work Archaeological Appraisal (CA 2010) Geophysical survey (Stratascan 2014) Future work Unknown PROJECT LOCATION Site Location The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Study area (M2/ha) 11.8ha Site co-ordinates 438906 293157 PROJECT CREATORS Name of organisation Cotswold Archaeology Project Brief originator N/A Project Design (WSI) originator Cotswold Archaeology Project Manager Richard Young Project Supervisor Christopher Leonard MONUMENT TYPE None SIGNIFICANT FINDS None PROJECT ARCHIVES Intended final location of archive Content

Physical Warwickshire Museum Service Ceramics, CBM Paper Warwickshire Museum Service Trench Forms, Context sheets, etc Digital Warwickshire Museum Service Database, digital photos etc BIBLIOGRAPHY

CA (Cotswold Archaeology) 2017 Land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Evaluation. CA typescript report 17641

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PROJECT TITLE Land at Callendar Farm, The Long Shoot, Nuneaton, Warwickshire FIGURE TITLE Photograph

DRAWN BY RP PROJECT NO. 660991 FIGURE NO. CHECKED BY DJB DATE 09.11.17 APPROVED BY REG SCALE@A4 N/A 6