Horcott Quarry, Fairford and Arkell’s Land, Kempsford

Excavations in advance of gravel quarrying in the Upper Thames Valley at Horcott Quarry, Fairford, and nearby Arkell’s Land, Kempsford, revealed contrasting pictures. It comprised enclosures, field systems and trackways, with the most intensive settlement, as at Horcott, in the middle Roman period.