The Archaeology of Arnold's Farm, Shelford Bottom, Cambridgeshire - A Desktop Study

Abstract

Due to a proposal for a new golf course at Arnold's Farm, Great Shelford in the parish of Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, this study has been commissioned by Savills to determine and assess the known archaeological character of the proposed development area (Figure 1). The purpose of this study is to identify known features, sites, and find-spot, to place the development area within its local historic landscape, and to assess the likely impact of this development on the historic landscape and known individual archaeological features. The primary sources of information for this study have been the Cambridgeshire County Sites and Monuments Record (SMR), Publications of previous archaeological works in the area and historic documentation. It must be emphasised that these sources form only a partial and incomplete record of the likely archaeology of the development area and its local historic landscape. Inferences drawn from this existing record can only be considered as provisional, therefore, only a full field assessment can systematically define the archaeology of the area.