Clark, A. and Wooler, F. (2013). DBA and Evaluation on land at Station Road, Aspatria, Cumbria. Wardell Armstrong Consulting Group. https://doi.org/10.5284/1027959. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 DBA and Evaluation on land at Station Road, Aspatria, Cumbria
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Series:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology were commissioned by Phillip Carruthers Ltd to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment and trial trench evaluation of land on Station Road, Aspatria, Cumbria, in advance of a proposed residential development on the site Aspatria is located in a landscape which is well-known for its archaeological potential; a number of cropmarks along the Abbeytown Ridge were first identified in the dry summer of 1975, which led to the suggestion that these may represent a buried late-prehistoric landscape. It is also possible that the town of Aspatria may have early medieval origins, as fragments of 10th to 11th century sculptured stone are present at St Kentigern's Church. Excavations in 1789 of a round barrow on Beacon Hill, located to the north of the site on Station Road, revealed a cist burial and a variety of grave goods which have been attributed to the early medieval period. As a result of the archaeological potential of the site on Station Road, Cumbria County Council Historic Environment Service have requested a programme of archaeological work in the form of a desk-based assessment and trial trench evaluation in order to provide information on the presence (or absence), state of preservation and character of any archaeological remains, to enable either preservation in situ, or to allow appropriate mitigation to be designed to ensure adequate preservation by record. The trial trench evaluation consisted of the excavation of 11 trenches across the proposed development area, ten of which were located within a single pastoral field and a single trench was excavated within an area of disturbed ground in order to determine the extent of disturbance caused by the ground reduction. A sandstone quarry pit was noted that was backfilled with post medieval material, a shallow curvilinear gully of post med date was also noted.
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Author:		 Angus Clark
Fiona Wooler ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Wardell Armstrong Consulting Group
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Station Road
Parish: ASPATRIA
District: Allerdale
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Abbeytown Ridge
Location - Auto Detected: Station Road Aspatria Cumbria
Location - Auto Detected: Station Road
Location - Auto Detected: St Kentigerns Church Excavations
Location - Auto Detected: Aspatria
Location - Auto Detected: Beacon Hill
Grid Reference: 314330, 541680 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) EXTRACTIVE PIT (Monument Type England)
1789 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Early Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
10th To 11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: wardella2-153026
OBIB: cp10474
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016