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An Archaeological Evaluation of the Former Swan Hunter Site, Station Road, Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Archaeological evaluation undertaken at the former Swan Hunter shipyard and adjacent land located on the north bank of the River Tyne in Wallsend.Ten evaluation trenches were investigated (Trenches 1-4, 6-11), sited within areas of either moderate (grade 2) oR high (grade 1) archaeological potential. Roman deposits and features were recorded in Trenches 2, 3, 4 and 8. Stratified deposits were recorded in Trenches 3 and 4, with the uppermost at relatively shallow depths below the existing ground level. In Trench 3, the earliest deposit of possible Roman date was a probable sandstone surface. In Trench 4, a significant depth - more than c. 2m - of stratified Roman deposits was recorded to the north-west. The earliest features included two NE-SW aligned ditches and associated re-cuts, possibly representing a second-century AD boundary for the vicus settlement of Segedunum fort. The north-westernmost ditch was overlain by a levelling deposit for a stone surface, this overlain by a substantial thickness of refuse deposits, presumably deposited when occupation in the vicus had contracted or ceased. Roman remains recorded in Trenches 2 and 8 comprised horizontally truncated features cutting into the natural clay sub-stratum. In Trench 2, intercutting features including a 'robbed out' wall, and a possible pit. Both features were encountered at a depth of c. 2.20m below existing ground level. In Trench 8, a substantial, probably east-west aligned, ditch potentially represents a roadside ditch situated on the northern side of the road which ran eastwards from the east gate of the fort, or alternatively may represent a field boundary associated with agricultural activity recorded during earlier excavations to the north. |
Author: |
Aaron Goode
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Locations: |
District: |
North Tyneside |
Site: |
Swan Hunter Shipyard |
County: |
Tyne and Wear |
Parish: |
WALLSEND |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 430530, 565910 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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SPINDLE WHORL
(Object England)
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TRIAL TRENCH
(Event)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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ROAD
(Monument Type England)
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ROBBER TRENCH
(Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-160183 |
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Created Date: |
31 Jan 2019 |