Mace, T. and Elsworth, D. W. (2022). Land South of Leece Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Ulverston: Greenlane Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1112970. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land South of Leece Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
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Abstract:		 Prior to the potential development of an area of land south of Leece Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Greenlane Archaeology was commissioned to carry out an archaeological desk-based assessment of the site. The known and unknown archaeological potential of the area has been assessed using various sources, including the Cumbria Historic Environment Record and early maps and a site visit was carried out in order to make a brief assessment its current condition and reveal any constraints to further archaeological work. The project was undertaken in October and November 2022. The potential development area comprises an area of open fields to the east of Roose to the south of Leece Lane. 14 sites of archaeological interest were already recorded nearby, including possible Neolithic settlement remains revealed during archaeological work carried out in advance of the construction of a new housing estate, a net sinker of uncertain age, and a number of remains of post-medieval date. Four of these sites were recorded as part of a desk-based assessment of land to the north of Leece Lane by Greenlane Archaeology in 2015: a crop mark of uncertain date, two small areas of probable quarrying, and a potentially interesting place-name revealed in documentary sources. The map evidence shows that the site had remained largely unchanged until the 20th century, when the field boundaries were reorganised and some structures were added to the north and north-west. The lidar data shows that it is located at the end of a large palaeochannel, which previous research has shown began to infill in the Neolithic and became an area of wetland by the Bronze Age. The site visit revealed that the area now comprises an area of overgrown vegetation bounded by hedges and fences and with detached cottages to the north-east and north-west. Two recent areas of shallow investigation demonstrate that it has had a considerable amount of dumped material, including iron working slack, brick and window glass suggestive of an industrial origin, as well as post-medieval pottery. The field to the east is noticeably lower, suggesting that the ground level within the site has been raised. Based on the results of the desk-based assessment it is considered that although there are no sites of known archaeological interest identified within the proposed development area, the site has some potential for previously unknown archaeological remains to be present. More specifically, archaeological work carried out nearby has identified finds and features of Neolithic and possibly Mesolithic date, and the presence of a range of finds and other evidence of prehistoric and perhaps early medieval activity from the wider area demonstrate that there is potential for remains from these periods being present within the proposed development area. However, the site has clearly been disturbed within the 20th century and has probably been infilled and raised, meaning that any below-ground archaeological remains might be well buried and difficult to access, but also protected from later disturbance.
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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
Country: England
Parish: Barrow-in-Furness, unparished area
District: Barrow-in-Furness
Grid Reference: 322961, 469547 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: greenlan1-518293
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Created Date:		 23 Aug 2023