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East Cowes Development, Isle of Wight, Former GKN Works site Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Between 18th January and 10th of February 2006 OA carried out a field evaluation at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The site of the proposed development is centred on OS coordinates SZ 4503 9584. The hill slope to the east of Castle Street and Maresfield Road has been extensively terraced, principally in the 1930s during construction of GKN works, destroying or severely truncating any earlier archaeological deposits that may have been present in the affected areas. The evaluation has demonstrated that the original profile of the hill side is preserved in limited areas, particularly on the lower slopes to the south and west of the site. The survival of buried pre-terrace soil horizons indicates that there is some potential for archaeological features to survive in theses areas, although the evaluation did not identify any archaeological artefacts or features earlier in date than the 19th century. |
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S. Foreman
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Oxford Archaeology
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2006
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Grid Reference: 445029, 95839 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar1-84793 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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13 Jul 2022 |