Sharpe, A. (2016). Tintagel Castle, Cornwall: archaeological impact assessment of proposed geotechnical investigations. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1045368. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Tintagel Castle, Cornwall: archaeological impact assessment of proposed geotechnical investigations
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Tintagel Castle, Cornwall is an internationally significant Scheduled Ancient Monument owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and under the guardianship and management of English Heritage. It is one of the nation's premier visitor attractions. The mainland and island parts of the site were originally linked by a land bridge, but this has gradually eroded away and has now almost completely disappeared. Access between the two parts of the site is currently by means of two steep, long flights of steps linked by a low level bridge, which constrains access to the Island to some visitors. A new high-level bridge has been proposed by English Heritage to link the two areas of the Castle; the design for this feature is currently being developed. Geotechnical investigations have been proposed in order to determine bedrock conditions at the bridge landing points, these comprising a test pit, evaluative drilling and rockface recording. In 2016 English Heritage commissioned CAU to consider the archaeological impacts of the proposals following a site meeting with English Heritage, their geotechnical consultants and Historic England, to suggest appropriate mitigation or modification to the proposals, and to report on the results of the impact assessment. A range of potential impacts on the sub-surface archaeology of the site were identified, including damage to archaeological deposits through pitting and drilling, potential soil compression and contamination resulting from oil and fuel spillages. A range of measures has been suggested to prevent these impacts occurring, minimise them, or mitigate those which would be unavoidable.
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Author:		 A Sharpe
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service
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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:		 2016
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Site: Tintagel Castle
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: TINTAGEL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 205113, 88984 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CASTLE (Monument Type England)
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-253571
OBIB: 2016R030
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Note:		 A4, full colour, double sides, 26pp. Word and PDF format
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Created Date:		 02 Feb 2018