Webb, P. (2020). LAND OFF RIDGEGROVE HILL, KENSEY VALLEY, LAUNCESTON, CORNWALL RESULTS OF A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. South West Archaeology Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.5284/1098200. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 LAND OFF RIDGEGROVE HILL, KENSEY VALLEY, LAUNCESTON, CORNWALL RESULTS OF A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
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Series:		 South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The results of a geophysical survey carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) on land off Ridgeway Hill/Kensey Valley Meadow, Launceston, Cornwall, as part of a planning submission for the residential development of the site. The site comprises three complete plots, and the northern two-thirds of a fourth plot of land between Ridgegrove Hill (west) and Kensey Valley Meadow (east) at the eastern edge of the historic town of Launceston. There is evidence of prehistoric activity in the area, though it is largely from the medieval period that Launceston and the surrounding agricultural landscape developed. Much of the site could not be surveyed due to fields F1 and F2 being heavily overgrown; and the steepness of the slopes in fields F3 and F4. The survey identified a single group of anomalies, including a pair of possible pits which may be associated with quarrying activity on the western edge of the site. Modern disturbance and services were identified along the northern edge of the surveyable area. The results of the geophysical survey and the sites steep topography would suggest that the archaeological potential of the site is low, the survey only identifying a small number of features likely associated with quarrying activity on the site and modern disturbance/services. Further archaeological mitigation is not thought to particularly worthwhile in this instance given the level of disturbance and steeply sloping nature of the site.
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Author:		 P Webb
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Publisher:		 South West Archaeology Ltd.
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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County: Cornwall
Parish: Launceston
District: Cornwall
Country: England
Grid Reference: 233618, 84673 (Easting, Northing)
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GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: southwes1-426550
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Created Date:		 08 Aug 2022