Kirby, M. (2010). 76 Ravensdowne Road, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland: archaeological test pit evaluation. CFA Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1022803. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 76 Ravensdowne Road, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland: archaeological test pit evaluation
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Abstract:		 A test pit evaluation was carried out at 76 Ravensdowne Road. Six test-pits were excavated in the 1970s extension, one test-pit was excavated against a stone wall to the north of the building and two test-pits were excavated within a small yard on the northern side of the stone wall. The test-pits were excavated by hand down to either the level of the natural subsoil or the maximum safe working depth of c.1.5m. Where natural subsoil was not reached and conditions allowed a screw auger was used to test the total depth of potential archaeological deposits. The results for Test-pits 1-6 indicate that natural lies at least 4m below the current surface of the site in the location of those test-pits. This may be evidence of a deep moat or ditch around the proposed citadel. From the coring it was only possible to identify two deposits. It is interesting that deep deposits were not identified in Test-pit 8 which may be expected if any ditch or moat ran straight through the site. Test-pit 7 was not bottomed and no finds were recovered. What has been provisionally identified as natural was found in Test-pit 8 at 0.6m below the current ground surface. A possible wall with associated surfaces was found directly overlying the natural in Test-pit 9 at c 0.8m below the current ground surface. Given the range of finds recovered in the overlying deposits in Test-pits 8 and 9 a post-medieval or more recent date for the features in this area may be possible. No secure medieval deposits were identified. Re-deposited medieval and early post-medieval material was found in a number of contexts but this is not surprising for Berwick-upon-tweed and is not conclusive evidence of medieval activity on the site.
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Author:		 Magnus Kirby ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northumberland SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: 76 Ravensdowne
Parish: BERWICK UPON TWEED
District: Northumberland
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Ravensdowne Road Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland
Grid Reference: 400120, 652960 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
TEST PIT (Event)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-72595
OBIB: Report no. 1749
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016