Bottom Lodge Farm, Cambridgeshire, An Archaeological Evaluation Assessment

Abstract

Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) undertook a trenched evaluation at Bottom Lodge Farm, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3UH, in order to assess the archaeological potential of the Site prior to a proposed commercial development. The site was divided into nine Areas (Areas 1-9), and out of those, archaeological remains of significance were identified within two of them. Area 2, which was located along the southern edge of the site, contained the northern extent of a Romano-British settlement previously identified at Peterborough Services and along the adjacent A605. The identified remains included enclosures, smaller field ditches, a possible stone wall, and a metalled surface, potentially forming part of a trackway. Within Area 8, located towards the northern edge of the site, a small Mid/Late Iron Age probable farmstead was identified which constituted several irregular enclosures with internal features and a possible domestic hub. Across the remaining areas, archaeological features were sparse, and could largely be attributed to medieval and post-medieval agriculture (i.e., furrows and field boundaries), although several, widely dispersed, features remain undated and could predate these late periods.