Title: |
Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Area 2 Watching Brief |
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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Headland Archaeology Ltd undertook a watching brief on ground works at Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed. The site is being developed for housing by Hudson Homes. The site lies adjacent to Cheviot House, the recorded site of the medieval church and graveyard of St Lawrence and is within the general area of the abandoned medieval settlement of Bondington. Previous work on the site identified an area of medieval structural remains, thought to be associated with the medieval settlement or church. These remains were preserved in situ. A number of other features were found across the site and excavation was undertaken on the western part of the site in 2007. Monitoring of a service trench running alongside the boundary of Cheviot House revealed a number of additional walls and surfaces associated with the medieval settlement remains. An articulated human burial was recorded immediately outside the garden wall to the north of Cheviot House and appears to represent the northern limit of the medieval graveyard. The northern half of the site (Area 2) was stripped using a machine with a toothed bucket and a bulldozer. The watching brief did not identify any archaeological features in this area. This is partly due to the working method but also confirms the results of previous work regarding the reduction in activity away from the core of the medieval settlement. The possibility of a prehistoric presence on the site remains inconclusive. |
Author: |
E Jones
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Publisher: |
Headland Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Locations: |
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Castle Terrace |
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BERWICK UPON TWEED |
District: |
Northumberland |
County: |
Northumberland |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 398700, 654000 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
headland1-42386 |
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Soft bound report
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |