Thorpe, C. (2017). Tregarth, Constantine, Sewage Pipeline, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047516. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Tregarth, Constantine, Sewage Pipeline, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Cornwall Archaeological Unit undertook an archaeological watching brief and recording during groundworks required for the installation of a new sewer to the south of Constantine Bay, North Cornwall. This work involved the excavation of a trench 270m in length across two fields. With the exception of the plough marks the only archaeological feature recorded was the band of un-weathered bedrock that crossed the width of the pipeline corridor at SW 86482 74051. This was on the line of a removed hedge bank. There was no evidence for there having been ditches associated with this hedge. A small number of artefacts were recovered from Field 1 indicating that there had been some activity within the field in the medieval and post-medieval periods, though a whetstone fragment could possibly be prehistoric in date. From Field 2 several prehistoric artefacts were recovered, including six flints, three of which were definite tools most likely dating from the Neolithic period or the Bronze Age (roughly 4000 BC to 800 BC), and a sherd of prehistoric pottery likely to be Bronze Age (2500 BC to 800 BC). A broken slate pebble whetstone, and a quartzite pebble hammer stone also possibly of similar prehistoric date were also found. It is interesting that the area from which these items were found lies immediately to the east of the cropmark feature (MCO30000) and within the direction of ploughing. This cropmark feature has been identified as a possible prehistoric pit in the Cornwall HER though its diameter of 18m does suggest that it could be a possible roundhouse. If these artefacts are derived from the upper layers of this feature it does point to it having probable prehistoric origins. No other features of archaeological interest were uncovered within either of the investigated areas and no other artefacts were recovered. It is therefore evident that the trenching for the new branch sewer has had no impact on any significant buried archaeological remains.
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Author:		 C Thorpe
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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:		 2017
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Site: Tregarth, Constantine, Sewage Pipeline
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: ST MERRYN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 186570, 74121 (Easting, Northing)
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LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) FLINT (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-286448
OBIB: Report number: 2017R035
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018