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To conduct a geophysical survey and identify archaeological features at Wimpole Estate.

June 14, 2026Open Access

Archaeological geophysical survey for the Wimpole Farm Connection project, Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire, July 2025

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To conduct a geophysical survey and identify archaeological features at Wimpole Estate.
Carried out a magnetometer survey using Bartington Grad-01-1000L fluxgate gradiometers.
Survey focused on identifying historical structures and features within a specified field.
Identified remains of a 17th-century house and road.
Detected medieval to post-medieval ridge and furrow and historic field boundaries.
Found modern tracks and utilities in the survey area.

Abstract

Magnetometer survey with a cart-mounted array of Bartington Grad-01-1000L fluxgate gradiometers. The survey identified the remains of a 17th-century house and road, as well as several other possible archaeological features in the same field. Medieval to post-medieval ridge and furrow was also detected along with historic field boundaries, modern tracks and utilities.

Archaeological geophysical survey for the Wimpole Farm Connection project, Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire, July 2025

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