Mace, T. and Elsworth, D. W. (2022). Land off Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria: Archaeological Evaluation – Phase 1. Ulverston: Greenlane Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107237. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria: Archaeological Evaluation – Phase 1
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Series:		 Greenlane Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Following submission of two planning applications for a largely residential development of land off Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank, Cumbria an archaeological evaluation was carried out by Greenlane Archaeology. This followed on from an archaeological desk-based assessment in 2016 and geophysical survey in 2019. The evaluation comprised the excavation of 42 approximately 20m long evaluation trenches, some of which targeted possible features of archaeological interest identified by the geophysical survey. The evaluation was carried out between 6th and 16th June 2022. This report covers the area forming Phase 1 of the development proposals, comprising 31 trenches along the west and central part of the wider site area. Maps show the site has been open fields since at least the early 19th century and a site visit revealed no obvious features of archaeological interest within the proposed development area. The site comprises part of a much larger area of improved pasture and the only constraint to further archaeological work was the presence of overhead cables across parts of the site. The evaluation revealed broadly the same sequence of deposits encountered in all of the trenches, comprising a thin layer of topsoil above a subsoil on top of the ‘natural’ geological layer. Several trenches showed signs of ploughing as evidenced by plough scars cut into the natural, particularly in the two large strip fields, which probably derived from this having taken place from the medieval period onwards. None of the possible features identified in the geophysical survey data were found to be of archaeological interest, with the exception of a u-shaped ditch, which seems to represent the line of a double linear feature, but was cut into the subsoil and so clearly not very old. The only archaeological features, other than plough scars, were a small post-medieval pit of unknown purpose, and a larger shallow pit filled with stone, that perhaps represents the remains of a cairn. This could not be dated directly, although some charcoal was recovered from a sample, which was radiocarbon dated to the 14th/15th century AD. This does not help explain the function of the feature, but at least demonstrates its archaeological interest and confirms that it was not associated with the nearby area of Bronze Age cremations.
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Author:		 Thomas Mace
Daniel W Elsworth
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Publisher:		 Greenlane Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
Country: England
Parish: Grange-over-Sands
Grid Reference: 339247, 476074 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023