Ahmad, C. and Adams, M. H. (2011). An Archaeological Watching Brief at Hightown Sea Defences, Hightown, Sefton, Merseyside. Site Code 126.. National Museums Liverpool. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041905. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief at Hightown Sea Defences, Hightown, Sefton, Merseyside. Site Code 126.
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Series:		 Museum of Liverpool Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was conducted during the construction of improved sea defences at the Blundellsands Sailing Club, Hightown, Sefton, Merseyside. The aim of the watching brief was to provide information on the presence/absence, location and characteristics of archaeological remains at the site. Although there is little direct evidence for settlement in the study area during the Prehistoric or Romano-British periods, there is a range of palaeo-environmental evidence and stray finds from the foreshore which suggests that there is considerable potential for deposits dating to these periods. This potential is further highlighted by the exposure of a suite of human and animal footprints at Formby Point to the north and by a prehistoric trackway excavated to the south of the study area. During the preparation of the report further trails of human footprints, provisionally dated to the Mesolithic, were found on the foreshore c. 2 km to the south. Within the study area deposits of peat relating to a 'submerged forest' exposed on the foreshore are of particular significance for the Prehistoric period. The peat deposits at Hightown appear to have accumulated into two discrete basins separated by a narrow ridge of silty sand running broadly north-west to south-east. The deposits of peat to the north of this ridge are different in character to those to the south. Those to the northern are finer an more fibrous in consistency than those to the south which contained more substantial wood fragments including in situ tree stumps.
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Author:		 C Ahmad
Mark H Adams
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Publisher:		 National Museums Liverpool
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Hightown Sea Defences
Parish: INCE BLUNDELL
County: Merseyside
Country: England
District: Sefton
Grid Reference: 329650, 402900 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
NONE (Historic England Periods)
EARLY PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
PEAT (Monus)
SUBMEREGED LANDSCAPE (Monus)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
FOOTPRINT (Monument Type England)
NONE (Find)
TRACKWAY (Monument Type England)
TEST PIT (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: liverpoo1-232694
OBIB: Final report
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017