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Phase 2 of Land at Chyvounder Farm, Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall - Results of a Heritage Assessment |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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This report presents the results of a heritage assessment that was carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) for a proposed residential development on land at Chyvounder Farm, Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. The desk based assessment followed the guidance that is outlined in: Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment (CIfA 2020); and Understanding Place: Historic Area Assessments in a Planning and Development Context (Historic England 2017). The historic visual impact assessment followed the guidance that is outlined in: Conservation Principles: Policies and Guidance for the Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment (English Heritage 2008); The Setting of Heritage Assets (Historic England 2017); Seeing History in the View (English Heritage 2011); Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Setting (Historic Scotland 2016); Visual Assessment of Wind Farms: Best Practice (University of Newcastle 2002); and Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment: 3rd Edition (Landscape Institute 2013). The geophysical survey followed the guidance that is outlined in: Geophysical Survey in Archaeological Field Evaluation (English Heritage 2008); Standard and Guidance for Archaeological Geophysical Survey (CIfA 2014); and EAC Guidelines for the Use of Geophysics in Archaeology: Questions to Ask and Points to Consider (Europae Archaeologiae Consilium/European Archaeological Council 2016). The site is located at Chyvounder Farm at the northern edge of Goonhavern and to the north of the A3075 within the parish of Perranzabuloe. The site comprises two fields and an area of woodland on gently sloping ground. The historic landscape here is characterised as Post Medieval Enclosed Land and it would have been enclosed during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The settlement of Goonhavern is first recorded in 1300, though the village itself is largely post medieval in date and it is associated with significant mining activity for which the historic mapping would indicate the presence of a prospection pit in the north-eastern corner of the site. The site was a part of the estates of Tywarnhayle in 1841 and it was owned by Elizabeth Demble and occupied by Joseph Pollard, with the surrounding lands largely under the ownerships of John Thomas and Henry Peter. The site is set within a wider prehistoric landscape that contains numerous Bronze Age barrows and Iron Age to Romano-British settlement sites. There has been limited archaeological fieldwork in the area, with this mostly taking the form of walkover surveys and geophysical surveys that have largely identified historic field boundaries, drainage features, and possible trackways. The majority of the remaining archaeological evidence in the area is derived from cropmark evidence. In terms of designated heritage assets, there are three listed buildings (all Grade II) and two Scheduled Monuments (both prehistoric barrows) within 1km of the site. Whilst additional associated Scheduled Monuments in the form of prehistoric barrows are situated within 2.5km of the site, local blocking, the topography, and existing modern developments were considered to insulate them from any visual effect. Consequently, only the prehistoric barrows to the north-west of the site (minor adverse), the Grade II listed school (neutral to negligible adverse), and the Grade II listed former Methodist chapel (neutral to negligible adverse) were deemed to suffer any adverse effect. The aggregate effect was deemed to be minimal (negligible adverse), though the cumulative effective and the effect on the historic landscape were assessed as minor adverse. With this in mind, the overall impact of the proposed development can be assessed as negligible adverse. The geophysical survey would indicate that the archaeological potential for the site is low. The overall impact of the proposed development would be minor adverse. |
| Author: |
P Webb
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South West Archaeology Ltd.
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| Year of Publication: |
2023
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Cornwall |
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Cornwall |
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England |
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Perranzabuloe |
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Grid Reference: 178914, 54004 (Easting, Northing)
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04 Jul 2023 |
