Monument record RKN 011 - Calke Wood (Neo)

Calke Wood is a multi period site consisting of an area of hollows of varying sizes and depths, many of which contain features. The area is encompassed within an earthwork, possibly Med boundaries, and has been used extensively as a source of pottery clay throughout the settlement periods and into modern times. Calke Wood had been kept under excavation by Basil Brown for IPSMG since the mid 1930's with excavations by him from time to time and in 1956 an excavation on behalf of MOW was undertaken by J S Wacher. This site has obvious connections with the Cottage Field site, Wattisfield, WSF 001 and Foxledge Common, Wattisfield, WSF 003, with the parish boundary running between them (S1)(R1).
Neo flint flakes and cores found on site, especially in hollow 12, generally beneath Rom layers and some are stored in Basil Brown archive at SAU. Many sketches of flints in records. Basil Brown also reports finding Neo pottery but none is recorded either at IPSMG or in the archive.
See also other periods cross referenced below and CRNs 08840, 08841.