Wroxeter Farm, Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire: Report on Geophysical Surveys, April and May 2024
Author(s): Megan Clements, Neil Linford, Andy Payne
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), magnetometer and earth resistance surveys were conducted over accessible areas of the farmyard and an adjacent paddock at Wroxeter Farm, Wroxeter and Uppingham, Shropshire, following a request from the English Heritage Trust. The aim of the survey was to determine the location of any archaeological remains within the farmyard and extend previous geophysical coverage within the adjacent paddock in advance of possible invasive investigation. The GPR survey (0.8ha) responded mainly to the remains of known recent structures within the farmyard, although the results from the paddock provided further detail of the remains of the forum to the south, with additional walled enclosures and buildings in the north of the field over the presumed location of the civic temple complex. Magnetometer (0.5ha) and earth resistance (0.5ha) surveys were conducted over the paddock and detected structural remains confirming the GPR results and possibly suggest the presence of thermoremanent magnetic anomalies.
- Report Number:
- 42/2024
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 13
- Keywords:
- Earth Resistance Fluxgate Geophysical Survey Ground Penetrating Radar Magnetometer
