Archaeological Investigations at Star Pit, King's Dyke (Area C), Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

Abstract

This report presents the results of an archaeological evaluation on the site of a proposed westward extension of the Star Pit Quarry (Oxford Clay), Whittlesey (TL 247 968). The site was one of three areas (A, B, and C) designated for expansion of the Whittlesey Brick Pits by Hanson Brick Ltd, for which a Brief was originally set by the County Archaeology Office in 1993 (CAO 10.11.93). A project design specification was submitted in response and preliminary fieldwork took place to the west of Area A in Stonald Field in 1994. Area A was investigated the following year revealing a Romano-British settlement with further work in 1996 and 1997. Area B contained no archaeological remains and though Area C (the present site) also produced little information from cropmarks or field walking, its location on the fen edge suggested it may have archaeological potential. An updated project design for this site (Area C) was submitted in 1997 and fieldwork was conducted between 11th and 21st March 1997.