Barrington Quarry, Barrington Cambridgeshire: Archaeological Desktop Study and Fieldwalking

Abstract

A desktop study was carried out for the next area of extraction at the Rugby Cement Quarry, Barrington, Cambridgeshire (TL398 512). The site lies in an area surrounded by important prehistoric monuments such as the Money Hill tumuli to the east, but no finds had been recorded from the extraction area itself. The study confirmed the significance of the surrounding landscape, whilst aerial photography interpretation suggested areas warranting closer investigation. The fieldwalking survey, whilst extensive, also served to identify broad zones of activity dating broadly to the later Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, medieval and post- medieval periods. The distribution of burnt flint in particular suggested a concentration of later prehistoric activity on the highest, northern, part of the area.