Horcott Quarry, Fairford and Arkell's Land, Kempsford: Pr...
Hayden, Chris / Early, Rob / Biddulph, Edward
Excavations in advance of gravel quarrying in the Upper Thames Valley at Horcott Quarry, Fairford, and nearby Arkell¿s Land, Kempsford, revealed contrasting pictures. At Horcott, on the second terrace, there was periodic activity from the early Mesolithic onwards. A major earlier Iron Age settlement contained roundhouses and at least 135 four-post structures, suggesting an exceptional focus on grain storage. An early¿middle Roman farmstead inc...