Krawiec, K. and Lowther, R. (2022). Victoria North Flood Defence and Alleviation Scheme Manchester, Greater Manchester: Geoarchaeological Borehole Monitoring. York Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1118301. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Victoria North Flood Defence and Alleviation Scheme Manchester, Greater Manchester: Geoarchaeological Borehole Monitoring
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Abstract:		 A GI survey was carried out at the site which was subject to intermittent monitoring, including visits to the core storage facility at Ian Farmer Associates. Using this data a deposit model was produced for the site to give a baseline understanding of the deposits. The extensive post-medieval and modern development of the site is likely to have truncated the majority of the deposits associated with the River Irk, if any such deposits were ever present. The river, prior to its canalisation, was fast flowing and is likely to have eroded away the majority of deposits overlying the sandstone bedrock in this location. The presence of pockets of sand and gravel may relate to the reworking and redepositing of Devensian Till within remnants of the pre-19th century valley contour, which are shown as hacheurs on the 1st and 2nd Edition OS mapping. The difficulties in recovering this material, and its lack of cohesion, coupled with the lack of organic remains make the palaeoenvironmental potential of this site low. The lack of cultural material from these deposits would also suggest a low potential for pre-19th century archaeological remains. The borehole carried out in the Scotland Weir structure recovered a plug of timber which was identified as Pinus sylvestris sp (Scots pine) making it unsuitable for dendrochronological dating due to the lack of a long-lived pine chronology for the region. The lack of sapwood also makes it of limited use for radiocarbon dating, in addition to likely late post-medieval date of the material which would return a generic late post-medieval to modern date. The timber also contained the remains of two nails, which were examined by a specialist as being undiagnostic in terms of date due to the lack of a head and are classed as broadly post-medieval.
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Author:		 Kristina Krawiec
Richard Lowther
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Publisher:		 York Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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County: Manchester
Country: England
District: Manchester
County: Greater Manchester
Parish: Manchester, unparished area
Grid Reference: 384299, 399299 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: yorkarch3-506471
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Created Date:		 28 Mar 2024