Thorpe, C. (2015). Nans Avallon, Constantine, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief. Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1039603. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Nans Avallon, Constantine, Cornwall. Archaeological Watching Brief
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council (CAU) was commissioned by Mr Simon Richard Ainge to undertake a programme of archaeological recording during ground works required ahead of the construction of three residential dwellings at Nans Avallon, Constantine (SW 72786 29166). The area of the development covered approximately 0.2 HA (Figs 1, 2, and 6). The development was the subject of a planning condition (PA11/02976), which required that archaeological recording took place ahead of construction. There were no known sites within the project area. Ordnance survey maps of 1880 and 1908 depict this plot as being an open field with the property boundaries not changing. The settlement at Constantine is, however, of medieval origin. It was first recorded in AD 1086 when it is spelt Sanctus Constantinus. The project demonstrated that there was no surviving evidence of activity on site prior to the construction of bungalow at Nans Avallon in the 1950s. The bedrock (consisting of rotten granitic rab) proved to be close to the surface. The only features encountered were tree boles, and a modern rubbish pit associated development of the house and garden. The relatively shallow nature of topsoil on the valley bottom may also be the result of landscaping. Indeed, the construction of the house in the 1950s along with tree planting and landscaping may have removed any surviving traces of earlier activity on the site. The current development work therefore made no impact on any buried archaeological remains.
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Author:		 C Thorpe
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service
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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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Site: Nans Avallon, Constantine
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: CONSTANTINE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 172786, 29166 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-210070
OBIB: Report Nos: 2015R034
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018