Hughes, V. (2007). Church Road, Levens, Cumbria: evaluation report. Lancaster: Oxford Archaeology (North). https://doi.org/10.5284/1005222. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Church Road, Levens, Cumbria: evaluation report
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was conducted in advance of a residential development on land at Church Road, Levens. It followed on from a previous excavation at 7 Nelson Square in 2002-3 which found five crouched inhumations of late Iron Age date (172-44 cal BC). Cleaning of the entire evaluation area, which measured approximately 115m2, identified five features cut into the bedrock but, from the finds they contained, all were of post-medieval/modern date. Three of the features were modern postholes, one still containing a wooden post. The remaining two features were the bases of two modern/post-medieval pits. The remains of four recently deceased possible geese occurred within the topsoil, along with a single sherd of medieval pottery and sherds of post-medieval pottery. The evaluation revealed that the underlying limestone bedrock was gently sloping downwards from the north-west to the south-east and only in the lower part of the site was there evidence of a subsoil. No human burials were found within the footprint of the two new dwellings. It must be concluded that the area of the current proposal lies outside of, and downslope from, the group of human burials. Although the results were disappointing, the evaluation was helpful in establishing the southern extent of the cemetery.
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Author:		 V Hughes
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology (North)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cumbria HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2007
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Site: Church Road, Levens
Parish: LEVENS
District: South Lakeland
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Grid Reference: 348510, 485680 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: oxfordar2-45987
OBIB: 2007-08/645
OBIB: L9819
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016