Dunn, P. (2020). Galava Shiel, Borrans Road, Ambleside, Cumbria Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1096289. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Galava Shiel, Borrans Road, Ambleside, Cumbria Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Oxford Archaeology (OA) North was commissioned by Mr Steven Coulter to undertake an archaeological watching brief during the excavation of foundations for a new extension at Galava Shiel, Borrans Road, Ambleside, Cumbria (NGR: NY 37349 03512). The work was undertaken as a condition of Planning Permission (planning ref 7/2019/5484). The site subject to the archaeological watching brief lies c 120m to the northeast of Ambleside Roman fort, known as Galava in classical sources. Although the site is located outside the Scheduled area of the fort, it is within an area where there is evidence for an extramural settlement, or vicus, which grew up alongside the roads leading north and south-east from the fort. Galava Shiel is one of several houses constructed in the 1960s on land between Borrans Road and Fisher Beck, which runs down the eastern edge of the fort. Roman pottery and other finds recorded c 40m to the south-east of Galava Shiel were subject to a 'rescue' excavation in 1963 which recorded waterlogged timber piles and stone-built platforms, as well as numerous leather shoes. A burial urn in a stone-built cist, also unearthed during building work, was found c 40m to the north. A watching brief was undertaken at Galava Shiel over the course of a single day on 6th August 2020, during the excavation of footings for a single-storey extension. Despite the high potential for Roman finds at the site, none were recovered and there was no evidence of archaeological remains. Previous investigations in the area had encountered archaeological deposits at some depth, including soils associated with nineteenth-century nursery gardening, and waterlogged piles driven into marshland. It seems likely that modern activity, including the construction of mid-twentieth century housing, has reduced ground levels, truncating any archeologically significant deposits.
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Author:		 P Dunn
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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District: South Lakeland
Parish: Lakes
Country: England
County: Cumbria
Grid Reference: 337348, 503511 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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Created Date:		 13 Jul 2022