Peters, C. (2017). Land at Overdale, Newtown, Cumbria: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1056173. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Overdale, Newtown, Cumbria: Archaeological Evaluation Report
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Abstract:		 Wardell Armstrong (WA Ltd) were commissioned by Tsada Design to undertake an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching on land at Overdale, Newtown, Irthington, Cumbria. This evaluation was required as a condition of planning consent for the erection of three houses across the road frontage of the plot. This archaeological work was required at the request of Mike Collins, Hadrian's Wall Officer, English Heritage, due to the site's location adjacent to the scheduled monument 'Hadrian's Wall and Vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the Vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59' (NHL 1010988). The evaluation was undertaken after an initial desk-based assessment had been completed, both phases of work being presented in this report. The archaeological evaluation was undertaken on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th December 2017. It comprised the excavation of three trenches, each 1.3m in width and approximately 30m in length accounting for a 5% sample of the 0.3 hectare area proposed for development. Ten features of potential interest were encountered within the north-eastern half of Trench 1. One was a linear north to south aligned feature thought to have once contained a pipe or cable, heading for a brick-built hut, located at the eastern boundary of the site. Five were shallow irregular features filled with a deposits indistinguishable from the topsoil, and four small discrete square features were also noted, possibly representing former fenceposts. All of these features likely represented modern features, possibly relating to the construction or operation of the possible communications hut to the north. None of the potential features produced any dating evidence and no definitive use could be identified. Trenches 2 and 3 revealed only a tree bole and a land drain.
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Author:		 C Peters
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Publisher:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Land at Overdale, Newtown
County: Cumbria
District: Carlisle
Parish: IRTHINGTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 349821, 562687 (Easting, Northing)
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OBIB: CL12024
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Created Date:		 13 Sep 2019