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The bad timing of the recent rain has delayed the harvesting of our virgin Roman Site.
However, it gave us an opportunity to try our newest permission. Land-Mag is hoping based on his research that it is not only the crossing of a small stream but a Roman Crossroads of 2 semi-major routes.
This was only a quick 1.5 hours of just myself & Land-Mag to act as a scouting mission & work out if this grassland is worth further effort.
On the walk around with the owner we found out that it hasn't been ploughed in recent memory, ie. 50 years. However, I suspected that it was once Medieval ridge & furrow which had been later flatten by either Georgian or Victorian Ploughing. Today I did find some evidence of this because the Tudor Buckles were only 6 inches & the Georgian button looked plough damaged. So this field stays on the list for wetter conditions in the Winter months.
3 Musket Balls from the same mould - Land-Mag found 2 as well
2 Tudor Spectacle Buckles
Ancient looking copper-alloy/bronze plate with holes?
So it's wasn't a blank.
However, it gave us an opportunity to try our newest permission. Land-Mag is hoping based on his research that it is not only the crossing of a small stream but a Roman Crossroads of 2 semi-major routes.
This was only a quick 1.5 hours of just myself & Land-Mag to act as a scouting mission & work out if this grassland is worth further effort.
On the walk around with the owner we found out that it hasn't been ploughed in recent memory, ie. 50 years. However, I suspected that it was once Medieval ridge & furrow which had been later flatten by either Georgian or Victorian Ploughing. Today I did find some evidence of this because the Tudor Buckles were only 6 inches & the Georgian button looked plough damaged. So this field stays on the list for wetter conditions in the Winter months.
3 Musket Balls from the same mould - Land-Mag found 2 as well
2 Tudor Spectacle Buckles
Ancient looking copper-alloy/bronze plate with holes?
So it's wasn't a blank.
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