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Land at East Taphouse, Liskeard, Cornwall: Archaeological Evaluation Report |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract: |
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Halsall Construction Limited to undertake a trial trench evaluation on land at East Taphouse, Liskeard, Cornwall, centred on National Grid Reference (NGR) SX 18000 63280. The archaeological evaluation was carried out between the 4th and the 6th August 2015. The evaluation formed part of an ongoing programme of archaeological works, including previously a desk-based assessment (WA 2014) and a geophysical survey (WA 2015a). The evaluation was intended to provide additional information to enable an informed decision to be made on the determination of the planning application with regard to archaeology and cultural heritage. The evaluation trial trenches were targeted on the geophysical survey results. The evaluation revealed five ditches within three of the four trenches, with the majority of the ditches located in the northern half of the Site. The ditches are most likely to represent former field boundaries. No discrete features were identified in the evaluation. All of the ditches were relatively shallow and showed signed of truncation from above, understood to be most likely from previous agricultural activity. There were no finds recovered from any of the features on the Site. A single find, a square-sectioned copper alloy nail of likely post-medieval/ modern date, was recovered from the topsoil in Trench 3. All of the identified features in the evaluation correspond to anomalies of probable or possible archaeology in the previous geophysical survey (WA 2015a). The archaeological potential of the Site is however considered to be low, given the absence of any evidence to suggest previous sustained settlement activity on or near the Site, with the ditches identified likely to represent former field systems. |
Author: |
R Panes
S. Flaherty
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Publisher: |
Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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East Taphouse, Liskeard, Cornwall |
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ST PINNOCK |
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Cornwall |
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Cornwall |
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England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
East Taphouse Liskeard Cornwall |
Grid Reference: 218000, 63280 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-253162 |
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A4 bound client report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |