DOCUMENT NO 490 December 2019

PRNE006319

A.P.A.C. Ltd.
Archaeological Perspectives Analysis Consultancy

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT

DK/MFC/19

Monmouth Football Club

Monmouthshire County Council

Pre-Planning Application No: DM/2019/00244

PREPARED BY MR A PHILLIPS
16/12/2019
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ARCHIVE COVER SHEET

Site Name: Monmouth Football Club.

Site Code: DK/MFC/19

PRN: E006319

NPRN : -

SAM: - -

Other Ref No: Gt6

NGR: 350647 212290

Site Type: Grade II

Project Type: Desk based assessment

Project Officer: Dr N Phillips

Project Dates: November – December 2019

Location of Original Archive: APAC Ltd

Location of duplicate Archives: GGAT (HER), RCAHMW
Copyright: APAC Ltd

Restrictions to access: NA

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Summary

This Desk Based Assessment (DBA) has been prepared as a pre-

application document, for proposed works to erect a 250 seated stand,
with hard standing and dug outs for a football ground.

The desk-based assessment has collected known information about the

works setting, which can be used to better inform planning in relation to
the proposed development.

There are no known archaeological resources at the site therefore it is

difficult to assess any impact should any be impacted upon.

There is unlikely to be any impact on the Heritage setting.

Copyright Notice:
A.P.A.C. Ltd. retains copyright of this report under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.

The Ordnance Survey has granted A.P.A.C. Ltd a Copyright Licence (No. 100046577) to reproduce map information; Copyright remains
otherwise with the Ordnance Survey.

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Contents

Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents........................................................................................................................................... 3
Figures ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Appendices ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Location ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Geography and Topography ............................................................................................................ 5
Scope and objectives of the study ................................................................................................... 5
Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 5
Brief Archaeological History .......................................................................................................... 5
Desk-top Assessment and Baseline conditions ............................................................................. 10
Archaeological Sites and Their Significance ................................................................................ 11
Predicted Impacts of the proposal on known Archaeology........................................................... 11
Proposed Avoidance or Mitigation Measures ............................................................................... 11
Predicted Impacts of the Proposal on the Setting of Nearby Heritage Assets .............................. 11
Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 12
Archive .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Staff ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Bibliography and References: ....................................................................................................... 13
Copyright ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Figures

01 Site Location map

02 Heritage Asset Map
03 HER Map
04 HER Map – Historic and Conservation boundaries
05 Western ditch plan (Clarke 2008)
06 Speed Map (1552-1629)
07 Coxe Map (1800)
08 Vision of Britain map (1831) and Woods Map (1835)
09 Ordnance Survey Maps ( 1886, 1902, 1922, 1953, 2019)
10 Ground plan (proposed)

Appendices

I. HER Core 6166

II. HER Event 6166

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Introduction

This Desk Based Assessment (DBA) has been undertaken by Mr A Phillips, A.P.A.C. Ltd, in response to pre-
planning advice for a proposed program of works, RE: Erection of 250 Seated Stand with Hard Standing Paths and
Dug Outs on Opposite Side; Monmouth Football Club, Blestium Street, Monmouth. PlApp.No: DM/2019/00244.

The pre-application request responds to partial advice given by GGAT for a desk-based assessment, which points
out that the site is:

part of the Registered Park of Chippenham (reference PGW (Gt) 6, and Grade II within the
Register).It is also within the Lower Wye Valley Registered Landscape of Outstanding Historic
Importance, within character area HLCA018Choppenham, characterized as: Registered Park
(reference PGW (Gt) 6, 20th century garden/park now a sports and recreation ground; ornamental
leisure: sports facilities (tennis courts, bowling green, football, rugby); buried and relict: historic
common in Monmouth (stones and winning post )S 1st edition); Post- medieval settlement /fields
(Chippenham Cottage)); boundaries of adjacent properties (railings and gate piers). The area is
bordered by the Monmouth Archaeologically Sensitive area. (ibid.).

GGAT brings to the attention of planning that insufficient information has been provided by the client to show that
the historic and archaeological resources at the site have been ‘recognized or addressed’ in relation to the proposed
works.

This is a material consideration of planning; PPW ed 10 2018, paragraph 65.6.19.

This desk-based assessment is an attempt to address that part of the advice given by GGAT, in order to better
inform Planning as to any mitigation required.

Due to the site’s location within the Grade II registered Historic Park & Garden; (CADW Ref: PGW(Gt)6), CADW
were also contacted in regard to the application and its affect on the historic landscape.

CADW’s response, was much the same as GGAT’s informing the client that the application was “inadequately
documented” CADW Documents DM/2019/00244 - 822803 & 841189. Ms. Jo Draper; this further cemented the
need for a Desk Based Assessment of the area.

The proposed site is covered by planning policies:

Local Development Plan Policies (LDP);

S17 – Place Making and Design
DES1 – General Design Considerations, pp164-5 2014

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Planning Policy Wales Chapter 6
Technical Advice Note TAN 24
Managing Change Documents
Reference is also made to the following Managing Change Documents supporting TAN 24;

• Manging Conservation Areas

• Managing Historic Character
• Managing Setting of Historic Assets

Location

The location of the site is at the southern western edge of Monmouth town, where it is bounded by River Monnow;
National Grid Coordinate is 350647, 212290, fig 01.

To the west, is the B4293 and the new Monnow road bridge, to the east the previously more extensive area now cut
by the A40, whilst to the north are the main town playing fields, separated by a hedge.

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Geography and Topography

The geology at the site consists of superficial Alluvium deposits: normally soft to firm consolidated, compressible
clay, but can contain layers of silt, sand, peat and basal gravel above a solid geology of St Maughan’s sandstone.

(BGS 2019)

The area of the site is within the natural flood plain of the nearby rivers Wye and Monnow; responsible for the
superficial deposits most of which, in the area of the site, have been largely disturbed by building development.

Scope and objectives of the study

The main scope and objectives of the archaeological assessment were to reveal by desk-based study, the nature,
significance and, where possible, the chronology of the archaeology within the area of the proposed development.

The purpose of the desk-based assessment, in accordance with standards and guidance as laid down by the
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, is to gain information about the known or potential archaeological resource
within the given area (including presence or absence, character and extent, date, integrity, state of preservation and
relative quality of the potential archaeological resource), in order to make an assessment of its merit in context,
leading to one or more of the following:

• the formulation of a strategy to ensure the recording, preservation or management of the resource.
• the formulation of a strategy for further investigation, whether or not intrusive, where the character
and value of the resource is not sufficiently defined to permit a mitigation strategy or other response
to be devised.
• the formulation of a proposal for further archaeological investigation within a programme of research.

Methodology

For the purposes of the archaeological desk-based study, the following repositories were consulted:

• A.P.A.C. Ltd. Archive material (APAC)

• British Geological Survey (BGS)
• British Listed Buildings (BLB)
• Cadw (CW)
• Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust, Historic Environment Record (HER)
• Gwent Archive (GA)
• Monmouthshire Archaeology (MA)
• Monmouth Museum. (MM)

The assessment methods used, followed that detailed in Standard and Guidance for historic environment desk-based
assessment, CIFA 2017.

The significance of the impact on the cultural heritage has been assessed with regard to the category of the
individual site or landscape, based on the following criteria:

• No impact: No impact to sites or landscapes.

• Minor impact: Slight damage to sites or landscapes.
• Moderate impact: Small loss due to damage of sites or landscape.
• Major impact: Significant damage or destruction of sites or landscapes.
• Severe impact: Total destruction of sites or landscapes.

Brief Archaeological History

The first documented record of Monmouth comes in the British section of the Itinerarium Provinciarum Antonini
Augusti, (RIVIT, 57. 1970).

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On a Roman road between ISCA SILVRVM (Caerleon) and CALLEVA AREBATVM (Silchester);
mid-way at 11 miles between BVRRIVM (Usk) and ARICONIVM (Weston Under Penyard is
Monmouth.

The Antonine Itinerary has BLESTIO equidistant between BVRRIVM and ARICONIVM.

Accepting the interpretation for Roman BLESTIO (Blestium) as Monmouth, the location would have been a site of
Roman interest on a boundary between the Iron Age tribes of the Silures and the Dobunni.

Primarily a military site, it is likely that later development in the 2nd to 4th centuries changed Blestio into a civilian
settlement, (Marvell 2001); a civilian site undertaking a great deal of Iron working, (Newman, 394. 2000) &
(Clarke, 99. 2008).

Little is known of the period between the departure of the Romans and the coming of the Normans, but it is
inconceivable that such an important site, with defences, infrastructure and possibly industry would have ceased to
exist.

The Norman presence in Monmouth was established when William Fitz Osbern built a motte at Monmouth, which
obviously predates his death in AD-1071.

The position of such a defensive work would be typical of the sites selected by Fitz Osbern, as he strengthened a
border along the Wye, (Phillips, p74 2006).

Interestingly; as evidence of a continued settlement, a now lost church of St Cadoc’s existed before the arrival of the
Normans because it is listed in the c1075 Foundation Charter of Monmouth Priory, (Soulsby 181. 1983), which
includes ‘a grant to the monks of a pre-existing church, St Cadoc, near my castle in my manor’, GGAT PRN01224g.

Early 16th century documentation found in “Kissack’s – Monmouth, The making of a county town”, suggests the
early use of Chippenham fields to be that of a pasture for grazing livestock:

pg. 14 “Thus Howel Mason, having sued Jenkin of the Cwm for 40s., was then sued by Jenkin for 40s.,
the value of the beast of his which was quietly grazing on Chippenham until Howel’s dog attacked it
and bit it so badly it died”.

Chippenham is further mentioned in a lease dated roughly late C17th earlier C18th: pg 54 ibid.

“The Butt Acre, with all the town ditch adjoining therto’ in Chippenham is let by the Mayor to
Thomas Belchier for £1 pound a year”

In 1718 a meeting was held to suggest Chippenham field be used (when not open for grazing) for a Racecourse. The
council were keen to promote the prospect and by 1721 it “had been found to be very advantageous and beneficial
to the town” pg.: 241, ibid

During the American war of independence the race days were abandoned as “the principal gentry were drawn from
home”, However they restarted shortly after the war had concluded.

The races where thought to be a grand affair, with the attendance of the local notoriety, that lasted usually two days
“and where accompanied by balls and assemblies and the presence of the Somerset’s.” ibid.

On the subject of the races a Thomas Roscoe remarked “that Monmouth with its gay race ground, bright river and
lovely scenery, looked in the distance like fairy land”, ibid.

The races had started to decline and by 1838 there was a threat to abandon them.

The decline was thought to be caused by either land disputes at the time or that the subscription money raised for the
races had become insufficient to cover the prize money; or perhaps a combination of both.

In 1705 there was a suggestion that to help provide an income for the installation of gas lighting to Monmouth,
portions of the grass on Chippenham fields should be sold off, although, this appears to have been rejected, as

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anything affecting the grazing of livestock or hinder the (future) races would be detrimental to the town. Pg 242,
ibid.

This appeared to be overturned in the early 19th Century when in 1818 a local iron monger by the name of “Joseph
Coates” was commissioned to create 35 iron lamps, with the payment being made from the selling of “Chippenham
grass”.

The records suggest it took three years for the total sum of £98 11s to be paid from the funds raised from the grass.
Pg:304, ibid.

The selling of the grass to pay for the lighting of Monmouth continued on until 1824, when problems arose due to
the current Major, one Henry Hughes, refused to pay to funds procured by the selling of “Chippenham grass” for the
lighting, on the grounds that he was saving the funds for other projects.

Henry Hughes was arrested for embezzlement and depending on which source read, ended up in either Marshalsea
jail or the Brecon goal.

The Historic Environment Record; Fig03 and Fig 04, based on a 500m diameter search centred on the NGR, shows
the area’s proximity to the Listed Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) of ‘Clawdd du’ CADW Ref: MM036.

Clawdd Du, is thought to be part of the medieval defences installed in AD. 1297-1320 by Fitz Osbern.

“The position of such a defence would be typical of the sites selected by Fitz Osbern as he
strengthened a border along the Wye, (Phillips, p74. 2006)”

There is further mention of the medieval ditch in c1538 when “John Leyland” described Monmouth as being:

‘enclosed by a wall on that part which is not defended by rivers...through age, the wall is broken and
much of the defence is down...nevertheless extensive ruins remain along with a deep ditch.’ (in)
(Clarke, 69. 2008).

The current known (partial) placement of the ditch is marked on Stephen Clarke’s, “Medieval Ditches of
Monmouth” map, Fig 05, “Down the dig – An adventure in Archaeology”.

Within the given search area are two listed building, at the north western boundary of the search: CADW ref:
2359 and 85033 “St Thomas House and its attached (listed) railings.

The building though mostly C19th in appearance, internally and externally, is thought to have possibly been
modified over an earlier building, due to its placement on an 1801 map.

The building (and railings) are listed for there “special architectural interest as an early C19 house of late
Georgian character which is part of the important group of Historic building found on the outer end of
Monnow bridge”. CADW, 2359 & 85033.

The Her search also lists all recorded Archaeology, encountered during prior works; listed in the form of
Core records, Appendix II, and Event records, Appendix III.

The event records list any previous works that have been done in the area whereas the Core records list finds
of significance.

Below is a list of archaeological works that have occurred in the area of the 500m diameter search centred on
the NGR:

GGATE002385/GGATE002360 – 1995/6. Monmouth Borough Council, MBC commissioned Dyfed

Archaeological Trust, (DAT) to conduct a Watching brief on the Cattle Market and Cinderhill Street
carparks. Excavations featured deposits associated with earlier existing cottages and a brick built well.
Finds retained during excavations featured a Medieval Bronze pin and a sherd of Green glazed
medieval pottery.

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The Core No GGAT05627g – associated with the above works is for the Brick built post-medieval
well.

GGATE002270 – 1997 Monmouthshire Archaeological Society, MAS. An Evaluation was conducted

at Overmonnow garage, Cinderhill street. The evaluation turned up potential evidence of Roman or
Medieval iron working.

GGATE002292 – 1998 Monmouthshire Archaeology MA. A further Watching Brief was conducted at
Overmonnow garage. Finds retained included Roman, Medieval and Post Medieval ceramics. The
placement of the finds concluded activity that was consistent with the Roman industrial period though
most of the iron working residue was deposited in the medieval times. There was also a 19th century
well, that was destroyed during the excavation works.

GGATE005322 – 2004, MA was commissioned to do a Watching Brief during the constructed of the
New Monnow Bridge. Nothing of significant archaeology merit was unearthed during the work. Finds
retained during the works lie within a date range of Roman to Post medieval.

GGATE005927 – 2007. GGAT conducted a Historic Area Assessment of the Lower Wye Valley
Historic Landscape and Wye Valley AONB.

GGATE005431 – 2015. Consists of an Archaeological project taken by the “University of Reading”

UOR, for “The Rural Settlement of Roman Britain”

Core records not attributed to the works mentioned above are as follows:

GGAT02952g – A significant assemblage of 12-14th century ceramics were recovered in 1966 during
major road works at Beech Road.

GGAT01253g – Slag fragments of Medieval bloomery visible in gardens on Cinder Hill – 1988.

There is also a further Core record relating to the probable position of the Roman road, (see above) through
Monmouth:

GGAT04772.2g - The second of the two possible routes out of Monmouth for the Monmouth to Usk
Roman road described by the Ordnanace Survey runs on the south side of the River Trothy. It leaves
Monmouth to the south, following Cinder Hill Street and Beach Road before joining the B4293 to
cross the river.

Apart from the listings above, the site also lies within multiple historic landscape areas. fig 04a-d, as follows:

fig 04a – Historic Landscape, Dixton Transport Corridor Ref No: HLCA010
fig 04b – Monmouth Conservation Area
fig 04c – Historic Parks & Gardens, Grade II, Monmouth, Chippenham Ref No: Gt6

The site also lies just south of:

Fig 04d – Historic Parks & Gardens Essential Setting – Monmouth Nelson garden Ref No: PGW (Gt)
57 (Mon).

Map Progressions

The first cartographic data can be found with John Speeds map of Monmouth – 1522-1629, fig 06; although
not overly accurate by todays standards, represents Medieval Monmouth town, much the same as it is today.

The town’s basic layout, and orientation shows lower Monmouth, the original Monnow bridge and its
connection to the main street through the town, and up to the castle and its defensive walls.

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Chippenham park is also represented well at this point, an expanse of one large field, (having not yet been
split into two separate entities of the current park and sports ground), the field is shown as an open space,
with what appears to be bordered orchards/burgages lining the western and northern boundaries.

This would appear to go hand in hand with the information above, that the land was used as a meadow for
grazing livestock.

Coxes map; 1800, fig 07, shows the first documented town plan of Monmouth more accurately represented, it
doesn’t differ much from the earlier map.

Chippenham park is at this time under the name of Chippenham Meadow, which would suggest the field is
still largely used for grazing livestock.

The “meadow” depicted in 1800 is a much larger expanse than what it is today as the south western area of
the meadow is currently a town car park.

Also of note in the south western area is a large plot of land marked by a boundary line.

The 1831 Vision of Britain map; fig 08a, is much the same as the earlier maps, though not as well
represented.

The name of the park at this point has however been changed to “Chippenham Mead” shortened presumably
to fit the text on the map.

John Woods town map, 1835, fig 08b, is a more accurate version than the slightly earlier Vision of Britain
map.

Little has changed from the 1800 map, however the plot of bordered land in the south western corner of the
field, now features two small buildings under the name of “Little Chippenham” and owner “Ms Partridge.

Information was sought after for any evidence of the buildings, but they have been since been demolished,
probably during the installation of the “Monnow Bridge” relief road that was built in 2004, (see below).

The Tithe maps were also consulted, as a hope to the apportionment might glean some information about the
building, however, a large section of the Monmouth Tithe map appears to be missing from the online data.

Also of note on the 1835 map is a small bordered patch of land to the centre of the southern extent of the
field.

The 1835 map marks the first point were “Chippenham Meadow” is named as “The Chippenham Race
Ground”.

Fig 09 a-e shows the area between 1886 and the modern era.

By 1886, fig 09a the “Meadow/Race ground” has had significant marked changes; the fields have been
somewhat segmented with various pathways running from boundary to boundary, suggesting access points to
different parts of the town.

The central southern bordered plot has now vanished, and the building and plot known as “Little
Chippenham” has now become Chippenham Cottage and Monmouth’s Cattle market.

To the south east corner of the fields is a section of the river Monnow the runs into the river Wye, marked on
the map as “(Old Course)”

Also of note, dotted around the map are marked points under the title of “stones”, and one to the north
western corner noted as “Winning Post”.

These small details can presumably, point out the course of the race circuit and at a guess the “Winning Post”
point, the race’s conclusion.

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Map Fig 09b 1902, Shows little of change.

By the 1922 map, the point where the River Monnow (old course) meets the River Wye, has been removed,
with the south eastern corner of Chippenham park now extending to a group of allotments.

Quite why or how this was done is unknown, but for a brief time the park was presumably extended to the
east.

Little has changed apart from only one “stones” is noted on the map, likely due to the meadow no longer
being used as a race ground for quite some time.

The 1953 map, fig 09b shows the beginnings of the installation of the A40 Monmouth by-pass road, through
the previously extended par and the first point where the park is sectioned, cutting off the most easterly
section of the park from its main body.

(Unfortunately map licensing issues prevent this map being reproduced, however a link has been provided
for access to the data mentioned below).

By the 1969 map, https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/350500/212500/12/100954, Chippenham park has

undergone a massive change.

This map marks the first instance when the park has been sectioned in two, south from north, by the
installation of the current sports ground.

The lower section of the park now features, the sports ground, tennis courts, a bowling green and other
associated building with the Sports faculties.

It would be safe to assume the entire area was heavily landscaped for the installation.

Chippenham cottage is also no longer seen on the map, possibly becoming part of a works yard and carpark.

By modern mapping fig 09e, the area has undergone another large change; although not directly affecting the
now smaller area to the south, where the sports ground now lies, but its western boundary.

This change comes in the form of the B4293 road that was installed as a new route into Monmouth in 2004.

The relief road was built over worrying concerns that the original Medieval “Monnow Bridge” over the river
wye into Monmouth was beginning to feel the brunt of modern lifestyle and would not survive if an
alternative route into town was not found.

Desk-top Assessment and Baseline conditions

A.P.A.C. Ltd, holds a limited amount of reference material on Monmouthshire in its library and in this instance was
able to provide copies of antiquarian books relating to the known archaeology. A.P.A.C. Ltd has also undertaken
one archaeological event close to the site but it sheds little information to this DBA.

Steve Clarke, Monmouth Archaeology, was approached for his intensive knowledge of the archaeology of the town
and site and his information has been very helpful in assessing the potential of the site.

The British Geological Survey, web site, www.bgs.ac.uk, was accessed online for Geo-technical data. The search
was able to show that there has been no geological work done in the immediate area designated for this (DBA).

Gwent Archive was allowed access to early OS mapping for this assessment.

British Listed Buildings, an online search archive http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/ added no extra

information to the HER report.

Cadw was accessed online for confirmation of known archaeological resources within the area and provided the
listed building information.

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Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments Wales was accessed through Coflein but provided no
additional information to the HER with the exception of NPRN409995, acknowledgement.

Historic Environment Record, held by GGAT was accessed, search 6166, and the results were used to cross
reference detail with other sources and also provided background resource material for the area.

Archaeological Sites and Their Significance

An assessment of Monmouth’s archaeological significance can be found in MCC’s recent Planning Advisory Note

Important defensive Medieval town, consisting of two main suburbs along Monnow Street and
Overmonnow One of the main routes into south Wales based on its location Prehistoric activity
Roman settlement with the fort of Blestium Early Medieval Christian foundation of St Cadoc
11th century castle and priory church 13th century fortified bridge with tower.

15th century decline, 16th century prosperity and 18th century tourism The Wye Tour.

ASA 6 p 12.

Predicted Impacts of the proposal on known Archaeology

With regards to predicted impact on archaeological resources at the site during the proposed works; Fig 10,
Proposed plans, the DBA has shown that there has been a potential for archaeological resources to be present;
certainly late 18th century but possibly Roman and medieval as noted by MA interventions.

However, as the site has been heavily landscaped in the late 20th century, with the conversion of the area into a
sports ground, there lies little possibility of undisturbed archaeological resources being present, that could be
impacted upon during the groundworks for the foundations of the stand and dugouts.

The overall impact is predicted to be none to minor.

Proposed Avoidance or Mitigation Measures

The development may impact upon unknown archaeological and historical resources therefore; it is recommended
as a general mitigation measure that no groundwork should be undertaken without an archaeological watching brief
condition being in place.

This will not only provide a record of any archaeological resources that may be disturbed but will also ensure that if
more significant resources are impacted upon, then mitigation measures can be activated to deal with them in an
acceptable way.

Predicted Impacts of the Proposal on the Setting of Nearby Heritage Assets

The proposed development at the site relates to the erection a 250 seated stand with hard standing and dug outs. The
impact on the setting would predictably be minor.

This is due to the proposed works being situated between the modern B4293 road to the west and south and the
modern A40 relief road to the east.

The northern boundary of the sports ground is lined with fir trees that already constrict the views of the rest of
Chippenham park.

The predicted impact on the setting would be relatively minor.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the client for supplying the documentation available, and GGAT HER for prompt reply with
the HER.

I would especially like to thank Steve Clarke for his assistance and insight into not only the site but Monmouth
archaeology as a whole.

Archive

The project archives will consist of all original records, and relevant documentation relating to the Desk Based
Assessment

The archives will be prepared according to the Management of Archaeological Projects, English Heritage, MoRPHE
V1.2 (2015) so the records will be fully ordered and indexed.

The original archive will be retained by APAC.Ltd.

Copies of the archive, following current guidelines, will be deposited with GGAT HER:

http://www.GGAT.org.uk/her/downloads/Guidance%20for%20the%20Submission%20of%20Data%20to%20Welsh
%20HERs.pdf

and RCAHMW:

https://rcahmw.gov.uk/wp-content/.../RCAHMW-Guidelines-for-Digital-Archives.pdf

The archives will be deposited within twelve months of the completion of the watching brief and with the agreement
of the landowner.

A synopsis of the project will be submitted to CBA Wales.

Staff

Dr. Neil Phillips, MCIFA.

Mr A.O. Phillips (research)

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