Title: |
Elsecar, Barnsley, Report on Geophysical Survey, May 2017 |
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English Heritage Geophysics Team unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Caesium magnetometer, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Earth Resistance Tomography (ERT) surveys were conducted at Elsecar, Barnsley, as part of the Historic England Heritage Action Zone project at the site. Despite considerable interference from land reclamation and landscaping, magnetic (5.4ha) and GPR (3.3ha) survey of the Forge Playing Field area revealed evidence for the former foundry and ancillary works, including possible structural remains associated with a furnace wall. Attempts to determine the location of former beehive coke ovens from ERT sections collected over the Furnace Field proved inconclusive, although a high resistance response suggests the presence of a buried structure with a possible air filled core. Due to the surface conditions only GPR survey (0.5ha) was attempted over the Greenway to investigate the original extent of the canal basin; the New Colliery to determine the presence of subsurface structures associated with the boiler house of the in situ Newcomen Engine; and the accessible areas of the Ironworks to either side of the railway lines. Results from these areas were mixed, particularly over the highly attenuating deposits within the former canal basin, but some evidence for structures associated with the Newcomen Engine have been suggested. |
Author: |
Andrew W Payne
Neil T Linford
Paul K Linford
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Publisher: |
English Heritage Geophysics Team
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Other Person/Org: |
South Yorkshire Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Barnsley |
Location - Auto Detected: |
New Colliery |
Parish: |
HOYLAND NETHER |
County: |
South Yorkshire |
Country: |
England |
District: |
Barnsley |
Site: |
Furnace Field, East of Elsecar Heritage Centre |
Grid Reference: 438690, 399770 (Easting, Northing)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
englishh4-304004 |
OBIB: |
Historic England Research Report Series 62-2017 |
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Note: |
A4 format bound report with 15 pages and 24 figures. Report also available online as a PDF download.
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Created Date: |
30 Jan 2020 |