Clapperton, K., Lupton, A., Rowland, S. and Vannan, A. (2011). River Eden Canoe Access, Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. Lancaster: Oxford Archaeology (North). https://doi.org/10.5284/1026530. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	River Eden Canoe Access, Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief Report
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1026530
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Oxford Archaeology North was commissioned by The Environment Agency to undertake an archaeological watching brief during groundworks for a canoe access on the south bank of the River Eden, to the north-east of the Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria (NGR NY 40035 56635; Fig 1). The location of the canoe access is in an area of high archaeological potential; the site of the former Roman fort of Stanwix lies directly across the River Eden, while the Bridgewater Bridge, to the west, is reputed to have a Roman predecessor. The Roman and medieval core of Carlisle lies beneath the current city centre to the south-west. The monitored groundworks were undertaken in two stages on the 27-8th September 2007. First, an area of topsoil and subsoil was removed from the top of the river bank, with spoil placed within a natural gully that ran down to the river to create a ramp down the bank. The second phase comprised the excavation of a small foundation trench (3.5m x 2.7m x 0.7m) for a small jetty immediately on the river's edge at the base of the ramp. The excavations did not reveal any remains of archaeological interest, with the deposits comprising topsoil, subsoil and river-borne deposits. The excavated material was scanned by metal detector, to identify any significant stray finds that may have been eroded into the river silts. No such finds were produced, perhaps due to the very limited scope of the works, although one small fragment of late post-medieval pottery was recovered.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	K Clapperton A Lupton S Rowland Alastair Vannan
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Oxford Archaeology (North)
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: River Eden Canoe Access, Sands Centre Parish: CARLISLE District: Carlisle County: Cumbria Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Carlisle Location - Auto Detected: Stanwix Location - Auto Detected: Bridgewater Bridge Location - Auto Detected: River Eden Grid Reference: 340202, 556616 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England) UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Monus) Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) Late Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) WATCHING BRIEF (Event) 278th September 2007 (Auto Detected Temporal) ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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