Site Images and GIS Data from an Archaeological Evaluation at Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland, June 2023

This collection consists of site images, and GIS data from an archaeological evaluation at Braunston Road, Oakham, Rutland. Works were carried out by Cotswold Archaeology in June 2023, prior to development. The fieldwork results confirmed those of a preceding geophysical survey, with the rectilinear anomaly correlating with ditches crossing trenches 13 and 14. These produced pottery dating to the Middle to Late Iron Age. A quern stone fragment and an assemblage of animal bone was also recovered, including bone commonly associated with waste from the early stages of the butchery process. Cropmarks recorded by the HER to the west of the site suggest that the enclosure formed part of a wider field/ enclosure system. The presence of the quern stone fragment and evidence for early-stage butchery waste further suggests that the enclosure was located in relative proximity to domestic and/or food processing areas.