| Title: |
Stanwix Primary School, Carlisle. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation |
| Number of Pages: |
21 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at the site of a school, prior to the submission of a planning application relating to the construction of new permanent classrooms. The school lay within the defences of the Hadrian's Wall fort of Uxellodunum, usually known as Petriana, the largest fort on the Wall. The evaluation trenches were laid out using the results of previous work undertaken in 1932-4 and 1939-40, in the hope that details of the plans of buildings identified earlier would be clarified, and their stratigraphic context made clear. Important archaeological remains were revealed across the entire evaluation area. Within the lower playground area, archaeological deposits with an estimated depth of 1.5m were encountered. Within part of the upper playground, the depth of deposits appeared to be only c. 0.65m. The earliest deposit was interpreted as the remains of a turf rampart, representing either an early fort or the turf version of Hadrian's Wall. The remains of Roman cobbled yards and buildings were present in most of the excavated areas, but the work was not extensive enough to allow the structures to be identified. The latest Roman buildings were dated to the late 4th and 5th centuries, and no later features dating from before the Victorian period were recognised. It was recommended that, in the event that planning permission should be granted, either the entire site should be fully excavated, or a mitigation strategy should be put into place whereby the foundations and associated services would not cut into the present ground surface. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
John M Zant
Mike R McCarthy
E Finch
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| Publisher: |
Carlisle Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 5th Centuries (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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VICTORIAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: STANWIX PRIMARY SCHOOL, CARLISLE
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Carlisle
Monument:
Ngr: NY40115713
Parish: 488
Postcode: CA3 9DR
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
