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Penhallam Manor Moat, Jacobstow, Cornwall: Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Removal of silts from northern sector of moat. Mixed silts varying in colour between dark grey-brown to light blue, grey-brown were removed. This contained plentiful leaf mould, and tree branch fragments. However no artefacts were recovered. The inspection of the silts confirmed that the moat had been cleared previously. In conversation with Chris Bally of English Heritage who was on site, the clearance of the moat seems to be a regular feature of the landscape management of the ground with small sectors of the moat being de-silted on a regular basis in order to create open water for wild life. It appears that the sector looked at in the course of the current project was last de-silted sometime circa 1995-7. Most of the silt and debris that currently fills the moat was apparently derived from the Boscastle flood storm event of 16th August 2004 which also severely affected the valley in which Penhallam sits, including inundating part of the site, and even physically lifting and moving the modern wooden bridge that is used to cross the moat onto the site (Chris Bally, pers comm). In conclusion it appears that this work had no affect on any significant archaeological deposits, or features. |
Author: |
C Thorpe
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Publisher: |
Cornwall Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2012
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Locations: |
Site: |
Penhallam Manor |
Parish: |
JACOBSTOW |
District: |
Cornwall |
County: |
Cornwall |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 222465, 97425 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
UNCERTAIN
(Historic England Periods)
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NONE
(Find)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Medieval Manor
(Monus)
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Modern (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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WATCHING BRIEF
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
cornwall2-121103 |
OBIB: |
2012R018 |
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Note: |
A4 Archive report
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |