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Land Adjacent to Santon Way, Seascale, Cumbria Archaeological Watching Brief |
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CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd during all works associated with the construction of a Flood Alleviation Scheme on land adjacent to Santon Way, Seascale, Cumbria. The remains of a medieval corn-drying kiln were recorded atop the slope at the edge of Bailey Ground Farm. The kiln was a narrow key-hole shape with a curvilinear flue, yet produced no dateable finds. A rich and well-preserved carbonised plant assemblage was retrieved from retained soil samples and indicated a predominance of oat (Avena sp.) dried using peat fuel. Finds recovered from the sample retents were limited to slag, burnt soil and a piece of corroded iron, in addition to small heavily-abraded pot sherds. A radiocarbon date from oat grain within the kiln bowl provided a date range of 1225-1289 AD for the final firing of the kiln. |
Author: |
O Rusk
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Publisher: |
CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land adjacent to Santon Way |
County: |
Cumbria |
District: |
Copeland |
Parish: |
SEASCALE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 304280, 501064 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
cfaarcha1-368837 |
OBIB: |
CFA Report No. 3886 |
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Created Date: |
16 Feb 2021 |