Noon, S. (2020). Legs cross, Bolam Written Scheme of Investigation for Geophysical and Photogrammetric Survey. London: DigVentures. https://doi.org/10.5284/1114559. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Legs cross, Bolam Written Scheme of Investigation for Geophysical and Photogrammetric Survey
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Abstract:		 DigVentures has been appointed by the Bright Water Landscape Partnership and Durham County Council Archaeology Section (DCCAS) (hereafter 'the Client') to prepare a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for a community geophysical and photogrammetry survey to be undertaken at Legs Cross, Bolam, County Durham (hereafter 'the Site'), Figure 1. The Bright Water Landscape Partnership is a Landscape Partnership Scheme, led by Durham Wildlife Trust and Durham County Council, and supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund (NHLF). The Partnership has come together with DCCAS and developed a range of community-based archaeological research projects that will investigate and celebrate the natural and built heritage of the Bright Water area and re-connect people with the amazing landscape on their doorstep. Geophysical and photogrammetry survey of the 9th century stone cross-shaft at Legs Cross alongside excavation at Middleham Castle will aid in investigating the impact of the church on settlement and landscape development in the Bright Water area. The survey provides opportunity to engage the local community with their heritage from the outset of the project and to provide transferable skills training. This will provide new evidence for understanding human impacts on the Bright Water landscape during the medieval period. The Site is a Scheduled Monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (Historic England List Entry No. 1018638). This WSI forms part of the requirements for a Section 42 Licence for Survey on Scheduled Monuments and other Protected Places in accordance with Historic England requirements (Historic England 2018). The geophysical and photogrammetry survey will be undertaken with community volunteers by Met Consultancy Group and DigVentures under the guidance of David Mason, Principal Archaeologist, Durham County Council Archaeology Section (DCCAS). A fluxgate magnetometer survey was carried out across c. 2.2ha of land at Legs Cross, Bolam, County Durham, to identify potential archaeological features relating to the stone cross, the Roman road (Dere Street) and reported cropmarks within the survey area. Targeted ground-penetrating radar and aerial photogrammetry surveys were also undertaken within the survey area to investigate known earthworks around the cross. The magnetic and GPR data have identified a junction of probable early medieval land boundaries, three discrete features that could be pits or possibly sunken-featured buildings, and a complex of possible archaeological anomalies possibly relating to archaeological features of unknown date. A number of ‘Undetermined’ anomalies may also be archaeological in origin. The aerial photogrammetry data has aided the interpretation of the geophysical data, while characterising the morphology of earthworks within the survey area in detail. The data also reflect medieval and post-medieval agricultural activity, including ridge and furrow ploughing systems and drainage features. A probable unmapped post-medieval land boundary has been identified, as well as a series of natural deposits.ted in OASIS IV when this record was originally created
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Author:		 Stuart Noon ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 DigVentures
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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Parish: Bishop Middleham
District: County Durham
Country: England
County: County Durham
County: Durham
Grid Reference: 432699, 530999 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL HIGH CROSS (Tag)
HIGH CROSS (Monument Type England)
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Event)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 27 Oct 2023