Archaeological Evaluation Report

Land South of Westry Hall No. 351 Wisbech Road March

July 2015

Client: Andrew Schofield

OA East Report No: 1781 OASIS No: oxfordar3-216659 NGR: TL 4004 9849

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Trench 4

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Figure 4: Plan of Trench 4

© Oxford Archaeology East Report Number 1781 Section 100 Section 101 Section 102 Section 103 Section 104 SE NW SE NW SE NW SE NW SE NW 3.74mOD 3.74mOD 3.74mOD 3.74mOD 3.74mOD 5 108 # 102 # 4 106 6 2 3 # 132 133 # 130 107 109 134 #110 134 131 # # 103 104 111 105

Section 105 Section 106 Section 107 Section 108 SE NW SE NW SE NW 3.68mOD 3.69mOD SE NW 3.77mOD 3.68mOD 123 115 129 126 118 124 7 119 127 116 117 114 125

Section 109 Section 110 SE NW SE NW 3.69mOD 3.72mOD 123 121 Modern drain 120 124 122

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Figure 5: Selected sections

Plate 2: Posthole 125, from the north-east

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