Robertson, A. (2010). Archaeological Evaluation at South End Caravan Park, Walney Island, Cumbria . Headland Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1024457. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation at South End Caravan Park, Walney Island, Cumbria
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Series:		 Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of an extension to South End Caravan Park, Walney Island, Cumbria. A programme of trial trenching was undertaken totalling 1000m of linear trench, which equated to 5% of the proposed development site. Relatively few archaeological features were revealed during the work, with the majority taking the form of infilled furrows sealed beneath thin topsoil. A relict turf boundary bank was also recorded in the northwest of the site. These features appear to be the remnants of agricultural activity dating to at least the post- medieval period, though they may be medieval in origin. Two further features in the form of isolated pits containing charcoal- rich fills were encountered in Trench 7; located in a natural depression in the surface of geological deposits. This relative paucity of archaeological features may be attributed in part to the fact that the soils appear to have undergone significant erosion, creating a consistently shallow soil profile: generally 0.4m. The long history of agriculture over the site may have truncated away a significant portion of the archaeological record through ploughing of the shallow soil.
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Author:		 A Robertson
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Publisher:		 Headland Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: South End Caravan Park, Walney Island
Parish: BARROW IN FURNESS
District: Barrow-in-Furness
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Grid Reference: 320700, 463500 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
Post Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: headland1-81674
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016