Neil, N. R J. and Wild, C. (1998). Mount Pleasant Farm, Darwen, Lancashire. Archaeological Assessment Report. Lancaster: Lancaster University Archaeological Unit.

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Title:		 Mount Pleasant Farm, Darwen, Lancashire. Archaeological Assessment Report
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Number of Pages:		 48
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Desk-based assessment of a site was undertaken in order to comply with a condition of planning consent for the tipping of inert construction waste to improve the land for agriculture, and for improvements to access. No archaeological sites or findspots within the proposal area had previously been recorded on the Lancashire SMR. The area had been enclosed in the 18th century, and Mount Pleasant Farm had been built within an existing field system between 1820 and 1850. Coal mining had taken place in the surrounding area from the late 18th century onwards, and had been initiated within the proposal area in the first half of the 19th century. By the end of the century six mines, both operational and disused, existed within the site. A total of sixteen sites were identified during a field inspection of the proposal area, many of which had also been revealed by the desk-top study. The features comprised six coal extraction shafts, a small sandstone quarry, trackways, field boundaries and two low spoil tips. Very little spoil was observed across the site, suggesting that it had either been removed or, more probably, spread over the surrounding area. It was recommended that the shafts should be recorded prior to development, and that a watching brief should be undertaken during topsoil stripping. [Au(adp)]
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Author:		 Nigel R J Neil
Chris Wild
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Publisher:		 Lancaster University Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication:		 1998
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Location - Auto Detected: Mount Pleasant Farm
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19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 1998 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: MOUNT PLEASANT FARM, BULL HILL, DARWEN
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Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Blackburn with Darwen UA
Monument: FIELD BOUNDARY. Post-medieval (1540-1901), QUARRY. Post-medieval (1540-1901), TRACKWAY. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [coal extraction shaft]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [spoil tip]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SD70351965
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Postcode: BB3 2TU
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009